Service difficulty report · Switch · Dhav DHC6

Difficulty date
April 27, 2012
Submitted
April 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N148SA
Make and model
Dhav DHC6
Aircraft serial
409
Aircraft time
54,807 hours, 75,161 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
31VW301
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Shorted
Location
Seat 6b
Part time
530 hours, 734 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON LANDING PILOT WAS INFORMED BY PASSENGER THAT TOUR STATION SEAT 6B HAD LOUD POPPING AND SMOKE WAS OBSERVED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND NO SMOKE BUT ITEM DID SMELL HOT. TOUR STATION REPLACED. INSPECTED REMOVED TOUR STATION AND FOUND VOLUME CONTROL SWITCH LOOSE AND SHORTED AGAINST METAL REINFORCING PLATE. SOME HOW PASSENGER LOOSENED SWITCH ENOUGH FOR SWITCH TO BACK OUT ENOUGH TO BYPASS THE ANTI-ROTATION PIN AND CONNECTORS TO TOUCH THE METAL BACKING PLATE.