Service difficulty report · Socket · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 13, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Socket
Part number
BVO33001248
Condition
Burned
Location
Light
Part time
34,963 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) A FEW MINUTES AFTER TAKING OFF, THE CABIN CREW MEMBER INFORMED THE FLIGHT CREW THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR AND THAT SHE WAS GOING TO CHECK THE CABIN. AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FL 80, WE TURNED OFF THE SEATBELT SIGN AND WHEN SHE WAS READY TO START THE SERVICE SHE SAW THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE OVERHEAD BINS. SHE IMMEDIATELY INFORMED US ABOUT THE SMOKE AND ALSO THAT SHE WAS GOING TO USE THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. CREW RETURNED TO BASE. DURING THE DESCENT AND APPROACH THE CABIN CREW MEMBER INFORMED FLIGHT CREW THAT SHE SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED THE SECOND EXTINGUISHER AND THAT THERE WAS NO SOURCE OF SMOKE ANYMORE. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED AND LANDED NORMALLY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER DISEMBARKATION WE TRACED THE SOURCE OF SMOKE TO BE ONE OF THE OVERHEAD LIGHT`S CONDUCTOR. AFTER INVESTIGATION, 1 CEILING LAMP HOLDER FOUND DAMAGED DUE TO ARCING. NO OTHER DAMAGE OBSERVED. DAMAGED CEILING LAMP HOLDER AND USED PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES REPLACED.