SDR CA111104009

Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date: November 1, 2011
Submitted: January 23, 2013
Operation: Air carrier
Make and model: Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time: 43,258 hours
Engine: Pwa PW123
Propeller: Hamstd 14SF*
System (JASC): 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
Part: Wire
Condition: Chafed
Location: Cockpit
Part time: 44,997 hours
Stage of operation: NR
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: B
Precautionary procedure: H

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

What was found

(CAN) SMOKE ODOR OBSERVED IN THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT DURING MX VISIT. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND SMOKE COMING OUT FROM TROM PANEL BEHIND F/O`S SEAT WHEN OBSERVERS LIGHT SWITCH TURNED "ON". UPON REMOVING TRIM PANEL FOUND WIRE 3316-2A22-2 CHAFING TO FRAME CAUSING SMOKE. NEW WIRE SPLICED IAW STANDARD PRACTICES AND ROUTED IAW 91-12-00, PAGE 1, SHEET 4 OF 9. TRIM PANEL, OBS ACP AND JACK PANEL REINSTALLED AND OBS LIGHT OPS CHECKED SERVICEABLE.