Service difficulty report · Connector · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
January 4, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
2,827 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cabin Lights
Part time
2,800 hours
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) SPOILER PUSH OFF SWITCH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY OR INTERMITTENTLY ALTHOUGH SPOILER SYS WORKING NORMALLY. MATRIX SPLICE IN RT WING BELOW CLUTCH INTERNALLY SHORTED, PN M81714/12-20D-2, REPLACED. FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON VARIOUS ACFT NOT LIMITED TO JUST THIS 1 INSTANCE, NOT ALL DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED AT THIS TIME BUT AT LEAST 3 OTHER ACFT HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED WITH 5 OCCURRENCES BETWEEN 2400 TO 2800 HRS.