Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
August 29, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
54,031 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Power Supply
Condition
Odor
Location
Control Head
Component
Control Head
Component part number
6226520001
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE, CREW SMELLED AN ACRID ELECTRICAL ODOR THEN NOTICED THE NR 1 VHF COM CONTROL HEAD BLANK. CREW SAID THEY COULD STILL HEAR ATC TRANSMITTING ON THAT COM BUT DISPLAY WAS BLANK. PULLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR COM AS A PRECAUTION. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 1 VHF COMM CONTROL HEAD HAVING BURNED ODOR. NR 1 VHF COMM CONTROL HEAD AND REPLACED AND TESTED SERVICEABLE IAW AMM 23-21-12. POWER SUPPLY FOR THE CONTROL HEAD IS INSIDE THE TRANCEIVER BOX THERFORE BOTH PARTS REPLACED AS PRECAUTIONARY. TEAR DOWN REPORTS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED.