Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 22, 2010
Submitted
April 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
040
Aircraft time
61,341 hours, 69,207 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Yoke
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

LOOSE WIRE FOUND AT LT HANDHOLD ON CAPTAINS YOKE CAUSED SMOKE AND SPARKS WHEN TOUCHED. AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED ON CAPTAINS YOKE. DISABLED IAW EO8-22-10-10-0141. NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED IN 70 FLIGHT HOURS. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE FOUND.