Service difficulty report · Nut · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
November 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Nut
Part number
CE934641
Condition
Loose
Location
Firewall
Stage of operation
NR
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) FLIGHT CREW SNAGGED NR 2 GENERATOR AS HARD TO GET ON-LINE. DURING INVESTIGATION, AND RUN-UP, SPARKS WERE NOTICED COMING OUT OF THE 'D' NOSE PANEL ADJACENT TO NACELLE. RIGHT HAND FIREWALL DISCONNECT STUD NUT WAS NOT SECURE AND THE CABLE WAS VERY LOOSE CAUSING ARCING.