Service difficulty report · Cable · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 12, 2007
Submitted
September 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N841HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
161
Aircraft time
47,557 hours, 52,734 cycles
Part
Cable
Part number
63D4985443517
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AFTER PUSHBACK, WITH NUMBER 2 ENGINE RUNNING, ATTEMPTED TO START NUMBER 1 ENGINE AND GOT BUSS FAULTS. TURNED OFF APU GEN. F/A THEN INDICATED A CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE CEILING VENTS, LIMITED TO THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT, DID NOT FILL THE CABIN AND DISSIPATED VERY QUICKLY. MAINTENANCE TOWED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE GATE. DID NOT NEED EMERGENCY VEHICLES, NOT MEDICAL PERSONNEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NEGATIVE CABLE FROM FIREWALL TO GEN, INSPECTED AND CLEANED TERMINAL AT FIREWALL, NO DAMAGE NOTED. STARTED NR 1 ENG AND RAN BLEEDS, NO DEFECTS NOTED OK FOR SERVICE.