Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
June 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Aux Battery
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE UNLOADING CARGO, THE HANDLER NOTICED A GLOWING WIRE AT THE AUXILIARY BATTERY COMPARTMENT. THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE WAS FOUND TO BE CHAFED AGAINST THE BATTERY CASE. THIS WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO DISPLACEMENT BY CARGO AND WAS SHORTED OUT AGAINST THE CASE.