Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 1, 2015
Submitted
April 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
312
Aircraft time
55,998 hours, 62,351 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Propeller Heat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLICKERING DURING FLIGHT WITH PROP HEAT ON. FINAL 10 MINUTES OF FLIGHT WITH PROP HEAT OFF, LIGHTS WERE NOT FLICKERING. TROUBLESHOOT AND FOUND WIRE 3061-10025B12B SHORTED. REPAIRED WIRE UNDER FLOOR PANEL 131DZ USING STANDARD MAINTENANCE PRACTICE, ALSO FOUND WIRE 3351-722 SHORTED TO GROUND. INSTALLED PERMANENT WIRE FROM 9811-P73 TO 3000-J1. GROUND RAN ACFT WITH AND WITHOUT PROP HEAT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.