Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
December 19, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
49,535 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Wire
Part number
24423B12C1
Condition
Damaged
Location
External Power
Part time
49,353 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) ON APPLICATION OF ACFT EXTERNAL POWER IN THE HANGAR, SMOKE WAS REPORTEDLY FOUND IN LOWER CONTACTOR BOX AREA, RT AC CONTACTOR BOX. RESOLVED ON W/O: 316378 TASKCARD: NR-00004, ON INSPECTION OF LIMITER BOX, ATTATCHED TO BOTTOM OF CONTACTOR BOX, HEAVY ARCING BETWEEN PIN A, 2442-1B12A-1, AND PIN B, 2442-2B12B-1 AT LIMITER BLOCK. WIRE FROM PIN A WAS BURNED AWAY AND LIMITER BLOCK MADE UNSATISFACTORY. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND WIRE 2442-3B12C-1 FROM PIN C TO BE CHAFED. THE OTHER CURRENT LIMITER BOX WAS ALSO REMOVED, CLEANED AND INSPECTED. LIMITER BLOCK REINSTALLED AND TERMINATED. ALL ABOVE WIRES REPLACED AND TERMINATED. CURRENT LIMITER BOX MINOR REPAIR COMPLETED AND INSTALLED . ALL CURRENT LIMITERS REPLACED AND INSTALLED. FUNCTION TESTED SERVICEABLE.