Service difficulty report · Connector · Dhav DHC6*

Difficulty date
December 14, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6*
Part
Connector
Condition
Unknown
Location
Electrical
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

(CAN) MFG ENGINEERING HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE RELAYS DO NOT HAVE VOLTAGE SUPRESSION. AS A RESULT THERE EXISTS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE GIO CARD TO BE SUBJECTED TO VOLTAGE SPIKES THAT EXCEED THE 50VDC DESIGN LIMIT, THIS WILL RESULT IN THE FAILURE OF THE GIO CARD. 3 KINDS OF FAILURE HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THIS POSSIBLE ISSUE: 1. FUEL FILTER CAS MESSAGE. THIS MESSAGE IS PROVISIONED FOR BUT NO FUEL FILTER BYPASS SWITCH IS INSTALLED AT THIS TIME. FUEL BOOST PUMP TRIGGERED TO OPERATE THROUGH THE PUMP CHANGEOVER SYS. INABILITY OF THE AUTOFEATHER TO OPERATE. THESE ISSUES PRESENT VERY LOW RISK MFG WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO OPERATORS.