Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 15, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Faulted
Location
Central Warning
Part time
31,644 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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) SHORTLY AFTER TURNING ON THE ELECTRICAL POWER, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ELECTRICAL ODOR. ELECTRICAL POWER WAS TURNED OFF AND MAINTENANCE CONTACTED. THE ADVISORY LIGHT CONTROL UNIT WAS FOUND AT FAULT. IT WAS REPLACED, TESTED AND THE ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE. NOTE THAT THE UNIT HAS ACCUMULATED 374 FLIGHT HR SINCE REPAIR.