Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 20, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Part
Control Panel
Condition
Faulty
Location
Dc System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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 LANDING, WHEN SELECTING MAIN BUS TIE ON, NR 1 DC GEN CAUTION MSG, IN ADDITION BURNING ODOR FROM OVERHEAD PANEL, REPLACED DC-CONTROL PANEL ACC AMM 24-31-16/401, REV 50, TEST SATISFACTORY. REPLACED DC-GCU NR 2 ACC AMM 24-31-06/401, REV 50, TEST SATISFACTORY. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF STBY, LT & RT DC CONTACTOR BOXES AND OVERHEAD PANEL BEHIND DC-CONTROL PANEL, ICE PROTECTION AND FIRE PANEL FOR SIGNS OF BURNING MARKS OR OVERHEAT-DAMAGE WITHOUT ANY FINDINGS. PERFORMED WIRING-CHECK FROM DC-CONTROL PANEL TO GCU 1+2 AND FROM GCU 1+2 TO EPCU WITHOUT ANY FINDINGS. PERFORMED MAIN 28VDC GEN-SYS TEST ACC AMM 24-31-00-710-801, 24-31-00-710-802, 24-31-00-710-806 REV 50, ALL SATISFACTORY. WDM-REF FOR WIRE-CHECK 24-31-00, REV 49. RELEASED ACFT. THE NR 1 DC GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT, PN 1152108-6 AND THE DC CONTROL PANEL, PN 82410603-011 HAVE BEEN REPLACED.