Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 22, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
52,724 hours
Engine
Pwa PW121
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Control Unit
Part number
50891
Condition
Failed
Location
Interphone
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) WHILE ENROUTE, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED AN ODOR LIKE PLASTIC MELTING. THE FLIGHT CREW AND F/A LOCATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO BE THE ATTENDANT PA CONTROL PANEL. THE PILOT PULLED THE RELATED CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE PA SYS AND THE ODOR WENT AWAY. WHEN THE ACFT LANDED MAINTENANCE STAFF INVESTIGATED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE ATTENDANT CONTROL UNIT WAS AT FAULT. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THIS UNIT MAY HAVE FAILED DUE TO WATER INGRESS, IT WAS RAINING HARD DURING THE PREVIOUS STOP, WATER MAY HAVE CONTAMINATED THE UNIT WHILE THE PAX DOOR WAS OPEN FOR PAX BOARDING. THE UNIT WAS REPLACED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO RELATED ISSUES REPORTED SINCE.