Service difficulty report · Feeder Cable · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
April 11, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
58,489 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Feeder Cable
Part number
82450075001
Condition
Burned
Location
Starter
Part time
58,886 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT DEFECT NR 1 ITT WORKED FINE IN THE START UP WITH ALL INDICATIONS BUT WHEN AIRBORNE AND CLIMBING TO 17,000 FT HAVE DIGITAL READING ONLY WITH AMBER ITT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DIGITAL ITT READS 632, THE ANALOG READS 0. WHEN THE PWR WAS ADVANCED, THE ITT ON THE NR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT INCREASE SIMILAR TO THE NR 2 MAINTENANCE ACTIONS WIRING INSULATION CHECK CARRIED OUT, STARTER FEEDER CABLES FOUND LOOSE, ARCHED AND BURNED. IT IS UNKNOWN WHY OR HOW THE FEEDER CABLES ATTACHMENTS BECAME LOOSE. BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE PROXIMITTY OF THE ITT WIRES TO THE FEEDER CABLES THEY WERE DAMAGED AS WELL. FOUND ITT WIRE SHORTED TO GROUND AT NEAR RECEPTICAL CONNECTOR J1 AT ENGINE FIRWALL CHAFING ON STARTER FEEDER CABLES BUS BAR ATTACH FITTING. LT INBD L/E ASSY REMOVED ALONG WITH WING ROOT AND NACELLE PANELS FOR REPAIR ACCESS. ITT WIRE HARNESS REMOVED FROM ENGINE FIREWALL TO WING ROOT AND NEW CABLE AND TERMINALS INSTALLED. TERMINATED ITT CABLE TO 7700 P1, CONTACT S1034-001, CHROMAL TO PIN B . CONTACT S1034-002 ALUMEL (GREEN) PIN A. FIREWALL CONNECTOR TERMINATED. ALL ACCESS PANELS CLOSED. VISUAL INSPECTION COMPLETED. FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE. DC FEEDER CABLES, PN 82450075-001, REPLACED IAW AMM 20-45-14. FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE.