Service difficulty report · Warning Horn · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 6, 2012
Submitted
August 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
318
Aircraft time
49,848 hours, 54,893 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Warning Horn
Condition
False Activation
Location
Beta Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BETA WARNING HORN SOUNDED ON TAKEOFF AFTER 50 FT, CONTINUED TO SOUND UNTIL RETURN TO FIELD, SILENCED AFTER 50 FT WAS REACHED. BETA WARNING HORN SYS WITH MOD PULLED AND COLLARED CIRCUIT BREAKER C8 LEFT MAIN BUSS.