Service difficulty report · Connector · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 29, 2010
Submitted
November 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
156
Aircraft time
54,805 hours, 60,828 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APPROX 8 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, (LEVEL AT 7000 FT) IN DRY ICING CONDITIONS, NO RAIN- LIGHT VERGA, RT AC BUSS CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH SUBSEQUENT CAUTION LIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSS, OCCURED SHORTLY AFTER PROP HEAT SELECTED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLASHING. INSPECTED AND FOUND EXPOSED WIRES AT LARGEST LOWER FWD CONNECTOR PLUG ON THE RT ACFT CONTACTOR BOX. REPAIRED WIRE COVERING AND GROUND RAN ACFT TO POWER WITH CREW, WITH BUSS LOADED. AND OPS CHECKED ALL ITEMS ON THAT BUSS, NO FURTHER DEFECTS FOUND, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.