Service difficulty report · Circuit Card · Dhav DHC6

Difficulty date
October 11, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Circuit Card
Condition
Shorted
Part time
12 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN CARRYING OUT GROUND TESTS, THE LT PROP WOULD NOT COME OUT OF FEATHER AND WHEN THE NR 2 FWD LOW FUEL PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON THERE WAS AN UNCOMMANDED FREQUENCY SWAP OF NR 2 COMM. THE PROBLEM FOUND TO BE A SHORT IN THE GENERATOR INPUT/OUTPUT CARD (GIO), THE CARD WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT AND THE ACFT WAS GROUND RUN AND SYS CHECKED SERVICEABLE.