Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
February 28, 2011
Submitted
March 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48109
Aircraft time
71,573 hours, 65,617 cycles
Part
Receptacle
Condition
Fire
Location
External Power
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER ARRIVAL WITH EXTERNAL POWER CONNECTED, VISIBLE FLAMES WERE NOTICED COMING FROM THE EXTERNAL POWER PANEL. SMOKE ENTERED THE ACFT THROUGH DOOR L1. PASSENGERS WERE SAFELY EVACUATED THROUGH THE AFT BOARDING DOORS. THE TAILCONE AND ITS' SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY.

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