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
18,487 hours
Part
Wire
Part number
DSC201
Condition
Burned
Location
Lt Wing Root
Stage of operation
CL
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) ON THE CLIMB OUT, WHILE IN MODERATE ICING CONDITIONS, THE CREW RECEIVED ICE DETECT FAIL, THE TRU CAUTION ALSO ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY PROP DEICE CAUTION INDICATION. BECAUSE OF THE ICING CONDITIONS AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT, THE ARRIVAL AIRPORT AND THE SURROUNDING REGION, THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE LOCATION AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY. UPON SAFE LANDING, MTC TROUBLESHOOT AND DISCOVERED THE DEFECT TO BE LOCATED IN THE L/H WING ROOT NEAR THE FUSELAGE FEED THROUGH CONNECTORS 9811-P701 AND 9811-P711, WIRE 3061-10005A ATTACHED TO CONNECTOR 9811-P701 AND WIRE 2421-10057A-08-1 ATTACHED TO CONNECTOR 9811-P711 HAD CHAFFED ON EACH OTHER CAUSING THEM TO SHORT AND BURNED. THE CABLES WERE SHORTED TOGETHER WHERE THEY WERE SECURED TO THE WIRING CABLE SUPPORT WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE WING TO FUSELAGE FAIRING. MTC REPAIR THE DAMAGED WIRING, TESTED THE LH TRU AND FUNCTION CHECK THE PROP DE-ICE WITH NO FURTHER FAULT NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT IS RETURNED TO SERVICE. WIRE 3061-10005A PN:DSC201-10-9, WIRE 2421-10057A-08-1 PN:DSC201-8-9. (TC# 20190415016)