Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Wire
Part number
1056
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Wing Spoiler
Component
Sundstrandem · 734382D
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, N
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) POWERED FLIGHT CONTROL SHUT OFF SPLR2 'PUSH OFF' LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY, NO CONTROL PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED. THE ADEL CLAMP SECURING WIRES TO THE LEFT WING SPOILER JAM SWITCHES WAS POSITIONED TO CAUSE THE LOWER SWITCH (S5) WIRES TO RUB AGAINST THE FLAP PRIMARY DRIVE TUBE. THE POWER WIRE BETWEEN THE MATRIX CONNECTOR (E3) TO THE LEFT WING SPOILER JAM SWS (S5) WAS CHAFED AND GROUNDING ON THE FLAP DRIVE TUBE, THEREFORE, CAUSING AN INTERMITTENT SPOILER PUSH-OFF LIGHT. THE GROUND RETURN WAS ALSO CHAFED. THERE WAS ALSO A GOUGE IN THE FLAP DRIVE TUBE AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE.