What was found
DC POWER EXTERNAL RECEPTACLE WAS SMOKING WITH GPU CONNECTED. SHUT-DOWN AND DISCONNECTED GPU. FACT: INSPECTED AND FOUND HEAT DAMAGE TO AFT PIN IN EXT.P POWER RECEPTICLE. AIRCRATF SYSTEM OPS NORMAL
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2017
- Submitted
- August 28, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N333EN
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8311
- Aircraft serial
- 221
- Aircraft time
- 54,167 hours, 64,787 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2460 · DC Power Distribution System
- Part
- Receptacle
- Part number
- MS35061
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Dc Power
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.