Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC6*

Difficulty date
May 19, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC6*
Aircraft serial
848
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuel Boost Pump
Component
Boost Pump
Component part number
C6SC10055
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, A PUMP 1 FORWARD PRESSURE AMBER (CAUTION LEVEL) CAS MESSAGE APPEARED. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY MX REVEALED EVIDENCE OF ELECTRICAL ARCING AND BURNING IN THE FUEL GALLERY. THE WIRE LEADING FROM THE RF (RADIO FREQUENCY) FILTER ON THE BASE OF THE BOOST PUMP TO THE POSITIVE DC TERMINAL ON THE BASE OF THE BOOST PUMP WAS HEAT DAMAGED. THE POSITIVE DC TERMINAL ON THE BASE OF THE BOOST PUMP AND THE RF FILTER SHOWED EVIDENCE OF COMBUSTION DAMAGE.