Service difficulty report · Connector · Dhav DHC6*

Difficulty date
January 28, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6*
Part
Connector
Part number
MS3475L1626P
Condition
Unsecure
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) THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT AT BS 55, CONNECTOR P34 MAY NOT FULLY ENGAGE WITH THE MATING CONNECTOR J34 DUE TO POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE WITH THE FASTENER HEADS SECURING CONNECTOR J34. SYS WIRES ROUTED THROUGH P34 CONNECTOR CONSIST OF THE, PROPELLER OVERSPEED GOVERNOR TEST CIRCUIT, PROPELLER AUTOFEATHER, AND BOTH PILOT AND CO-PILOT MASTER CAUTION AND WARNING ANNUNCIATORS. EFFECTS OF NOT HAVING P34 FULLY ENGAGED TO WHERE IT IS MAKING CONTACT TO J34 ARE DISCUSSED HEREIN. PROPELLER OVERSPEED GOVERNOR TEST CIRCUIT, PROPELLER OVERSPEED TEST CIRCUIT WOULD BE INOPERATIVE. CIRCUIT BREAKER CB144 POWER WOULD BE INTERRUPTED AT P34/J34. PROPELLER AUTOFEATHER PROPELLER, AUTOFEATHER SYS WOULD BE INOPERATIVE. CIRCUIT BREAKER CB149 POWER WOULD BE INTERRUPTED AT P34/J34. PILOT AND CO-PILOT AUTOFEATHER ANNUNCIATORS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE SELECTED OR ARMED. PILOT AND CO-PILOT MASTER CAUTION AND WARNING PILOT AND CO-PILOT MASTER CAUTION AND WARNING ANNUNCIATORS WOULD BE INOPERATIVE. ALL WIRING ROUTED FROM THE MAU GIO TO THE PILOT AND COPILOT MASTER CAUTION AND WARNING ANNUNCIATORS, THROUGH P34/J34, WOULD BE INTERRUPTED. THESE FAILURES WOULD BE APPARENT TO THE FLIGHT CREW EITHER AS A RESULT OF PREFLIGHT CHECKLISTS DETAILED IN PSM1-64-POH OR FROM THE PREFLIGHT AND INFLIGHT BEHAVIOUR OF AFFECTED SYS. IF THE CONNECTOR WERE TO DISCONNECT DURING FLIGHT IT WOULD NOT AFFECT THE AUTOFEATHER OR GOVERNOR TEST BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT TESTED IN FLIGHT. THE VISUAL MC/MW WOULD NOT FUNCTION BUT ALL AURAL ALERTS AND CAS SYS WOULD FUNCTION. MFG IS CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE. AT PRESENT IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS CONNECTOR LOCKING ISSUE HAS BEEN CAPTURED AND RECTIFIED IN PRODUCTION ACFT BEFORE THEY ARE PUT INTO SERVICE.