What was found
DURING NR 1 ENGINE START THE FLIGHT/TAXI SWITCH POPPED TO THE FLIGHT POSTION, FOLLOWED BY A DC BUS FAULT AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE FLIGHT TAXI SWITCH. REPLACED THE FLIGHT TAXI SWITCH.
- Difficulty date
- June 3, 2003
- Submitted
- June 11, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N942HA
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 163
- Aircraft time
- 37,357 hours, 41,678 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2460 · DC Power Distribution System
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- 25ET1TF
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Zone 200
- Part time
- 37,357 hours, 41,678 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.