Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
October 4, 2004
Submitted
October 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N335EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
375
Aircraft time
23,658 hours, 22,341 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 1 Gcu
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AT 10,000 FT MASTER WARNING ILLUMINATED ASSOCIATED W/LOSS OF CABIN PRESS, DOOR WARNING LTS W/ AUX INVERT AND RUDDER FULL PRESS C/L AFTER CAPT'S G/S, SIDE PANEL AND FLIGHT INST WENT OUT, CAPTS 800 PANEL BLANK, A/P FAILED. NR 1 DC GEN C/L ILLUM SELF CORRECT. REMOVED AND REPLACED STARTER GEN AND GCU FOR NR 1 ENG OPS CHECK GOOD. THEN ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT V1 AUX INVERTER C/L ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH ALL EXTERIOR DOOR WARNING LTS CAPT FLT. INST LIGHTS WENT DARK ALONG WITH CAPT 800 PANEL AND RNAV. FOUND WIRE PULLING OUT OF PIN "LITTLE A" ON THE NR 1 DC GCU CONNECTOR. REPINED WIRE ,OPS CHECK GOOD.