Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 15, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
55,246 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Control Panel
Part number
506111
Condition
Shorted
Location
Lt Audio Panel
Part time
47,515 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE DESCENT THROUGH 14,000 FEET TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT THE CREW NOTICED A BURNING SMELL IN THE COCKPIT BUT NO NOTICEABLE SMOKE. THEY ACTIONED THEIR QRH AND TURNED THE ENGINE BLEED AIR OFF. THEY DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, CFR MET THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND AFTER CLEARING THE AIRCRAFT IT TAXIED TO THE GATE WHERE PASSENGERS DEPLANED. MAINTENANCE CHECKED ALL SYSTEMS ON THE GROUND AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAULT. A TEST FLIGHT WAS CARRIED OUT WITH NFF AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE NEXT DAY A DIFFERENT CREW REPORTED BACKLIGHTING NOT WORKING ON THE CENTER CONSOLE PANELS, THIS DEFECT WAS DEFERRED PER THE MEL. TWO DAYS LATER DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE THE DEFERRED DEFECT ON THE CONSOLE LIGHTING WAS INVESTIGATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND CB13 IN THE WARDROBE POPPED. WHEN THE CB WAS RESET, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE LH AUDIO CONTROL PANEL. THE LH AUDIO CONTROL PANEL WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHTING CHECKED SERVICEABLE.