Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
November 21, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
53,391 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Receptacle
Part number
AC16371
Condition
Burned
Location
Coffeemaker
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) AFTER T.O. F.A. REPORTED A SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN, NOTHING VISIBLE AND THERE WAS NOTHING NOTICED BY FRONT END CREW. GROUND RUNS CARRIED OUT, MAINT TIB DH8-72-05 FOLLOWED, OIL LEVEL CHECKED SERVICEABLE/AC SYSTEMS OPERATED FOR 30 MIN RUN, NO SMELLS OR SMOKE OBSERVED AT ANY TIME ELECTRICALLY OR WITH OIL SMELL. F/A OBSERVED EMERG LIGHTS, LIGHT FLICKERING OCCURS DURING BUS TRANSFER AT FEATHERING ENGS ON TAXI , NORMAL FOR TYPE. . ALSO CHECK FORWARD A.C.M PRESSURE DISCHARGE PIPES TO CABIN WERE VERY DRY AND GENERAL BAY AREA. FOUND NUMBER TWO COFFEE JUG INLET PLUG BURNT AND OVERHEATING TO TOUCH REPLACED SERVICEABLE. REMOVED CABIN TEMP SENSOR CHECK CIRCUIT BOARD FOR OVERHEATING, ALSO ALL EMERGENCY LIGHT. AND READING LIGHTS. RETURN TO SERVICE.