Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
March 2, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
48,628 hours, 65,011 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Wire
Part number
DSC201209
Condition
Broken
Location
Autofeather Sys
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING COMPLETION OF AUTOFEATHER TEST, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE NR 2 PROPELLER WAS NOT FEATHERING. ACFT WAS TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE AND REMOVED FROM SERVICE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, ELECTRICAL WIRE 6121-61D20 WAS FOUND BROKEN BETWEEN CONNECTOR 6121-P8 AND TERMINAL BLOCK 9811-TB160/2G. DURING INSPECTION OF THE WIRE BUNDLE, WIRES 2921-10002B18A-1 AND 2921-20006C18C-1 WERE ALSO FOUND BROKEN. THE BROKEN WIRES WERE LOCATED AT A CLAMP ON THE WING REAR SPAR NEAR THE WING ROOT. WIRES WERE REPLACED AND ASSOCIATED SYS TESTED.