Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
October 9, 2025
Submitted
October 13, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N263QS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
6204
Aircraft time
1,300 hours, 718 cycles
Part
Power Supply
Part number
4V7R6N
Part serial
6229822001
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
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

THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ALL OVER THE COCKPIT, AND LATER THERE WAS A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. WE SHUT DOWN THE AIRPLANE QUICKLY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: GAINED ACCESS TO AIRCRAFT, REVIEWED FOOTAGE OF DISCREPANCY AND SPOKE WITH MCC ABOUT ISSUE. MCC STATED LIKELY THE DCU FAILED. GAINED ACCESS TO DCU 1&2 UNDER FLOOR. REMOVED DCU 1 INSPECTED CONNECTORS AND DCU NO DEFECTS NOTED, REINSTALLED DCU 1 BACK INTO ORIGINAL POSITION. REMOVED DCV 2 INSPECTED CONNECTORS AND DCU NO DEFECTS NOTED, REINSTALLED DCU 2 BACK INTO ORIGINAL POSITION. GAINED ACCESS TO LAMP DRIVER UNIT IN COPILOTS€™ SIDEWALL, UPON ACCESS FOUND EVIDENCE OF COFFEE/SODA SPILLED ON TOP OF LDU. FOUND EVIDENCE CL LIQUID SPILLED UNDER LDU, AS WELL AS INTO LDU THROUGH VENT HOLES IN UNIT. TOOK PICTURES AND SENT THEM TO MCC, REPLACEMENT LDU PLACED ON ORDER. INSTALLED OVERHAULED LDU POWERED ON AIRCRAFT & PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST IAW CHALLENGER 650 AMM CHAPTER 31-52-01 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, VERIFIED NO SMELLS OF BURNING ELECTRICAL ITEMS DURING ENTIRETY OF POWER ON CHECKS. CLOSED ALL ACCESS GAINED FOR MAINTENANCE. ALL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED IAW MM 31-52-01.