Service difficulty report · Terminal Block · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
July 10, 2006
Submitted
August 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
261
Aircraft time
24,672 hours, 40,430 cycles
Part
Terminal Block
Condition
Overheated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FOUND APU STARTER GENERATOR CABLES AT AFT SIDE OF FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD OVERHEATED AT TERMINAL BLOCK 24459-TB1. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABLES 2449-7B1 AND 2449-1AL. PART INFORMATION TO FOLLOW