Service difficulty report · Discharge Wicks · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 29, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Discharge Wicks
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Wing
Part time
24,430 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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) PILOTS REPORTED BOTH RADIOS WERE UNREADABLE DUE TO STATIC WHILE FLYING IN CLOUD. SEVERAL TRAILING EDGE STATIC DISCHARGERS WERE TESTED OUT OF TOLERANCE AND REPLACED. REPLACED ALL CONDUCTIVE SEALS ON THE COMPOSITE NOSE COMP. ACCESS DOORS.