Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 17, 2000
Submitted
December 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N930HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
126
Aircraft time
32,645 hours, 37,120 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
071127622
Part serial
1961
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Part time
20,408 hours, 22,835 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

WHEN GROUND POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE AIRCRAFT SMOKE AND SPARKS CAME FROM THE F/O'S SIDE OF THE CENTER CONSOLE. REPLACED THE NR 2 TRANSPONDER CONTROL HEAD.