Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
April 13, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
20,045 hours
Part
Wire
Part number
M250383129
Condition
Arced
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE THE CREW RECEIVED A WINDSHIELD CONTROL CAUTION LIGHT ALONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD HEAT CIRCUIT BREAKER AND LEFT WINDOW HEAT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. FURTHER INTO THE FLIGHT WHEN THE #1 ENGINE INTAKE BYPASS WAS SELECTED THE #1 ENGINE INTAKE ADAPTER HEAT AND PUSHER SYSTEM FAIL ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO BASE AND LANDED WITHOUT ISSUE. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS HISTORY FOR ANY OF THESE ISSUES. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING TRACED THE SOURCE OF THE SNAGS TO THE DISCOVERY OF SEVERAL BURNED AND SEVERED WIRES UNDER THE LAV FLOOR AREA. WIRE DAMAGE LOCATION X39.00 STR 30S. IT IS UNDETERMINED IF THE WIRES HAD PREVIOUS DAMAGE OR WHAT CAUSED THE SHORT IN THAT AREA. BOMBARDIER HAS INSTRUCTED THE BASE TO CARRY OUT THE WIRING REPAIRS AS PER STANDARD PRACTICE. WIRING AND PARTS ARE BEING SOURCED. THE 9 WIRES AFFECTED ARE AS FOLLOWS: 3000-40A-16-1, 3000-98A-20-1, 3041-4B-12-1, 3041-7B-12-1, 2730-0821A-20-1, 3000-97A-20-1, 3410-0871A-20-1, 3041-5B-12-1, 3041-6B-12-1. A/C HOURS: 20772 A/C CYCLES: 19518 (TC# 20190415015)