Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
June 7, 2018
Submitted
June 12, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53393
Aircraft time
58,221 hours, 31,804 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Burned
Location
Dc Power
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING INSPECTION OF BATTERY CABLE CONNECTORS, BURNED BATTERY CABLE TERMINAL AND BURNED CONNECTOR WERE FOUND IAW AMDS 4944-4001, STEP 2. THE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED SWPM 20-20-01. CABLE WAS FABRICATED IAW ERA 569217-14, REV ORIGINAL. THE CABLE WAS INSTALLED IAW ERA 569217-14, REV.ORIGINAL. FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE EMERGENCY DC POWER SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED. TESTED OK. THE APU WAS STARTED AND DID NOT FOUND SIGNS OF OVERHEATING ON THE NEW INSTALLED BATTERY CABLE IAW ERA 569217-14, REV ORIGINAL.

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