Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 6, 2001
Submitted
March 10, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
155
Aircraft time
26,573 hours, 29,800 cycles
Part
Ground Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Emergency Lght
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AVP-FLIGHT 3558 CREW REPORTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLICKER IN TURBULANCE. ACFT FERRIED TO MDT. MX CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AT FLT ATTENDANTS EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH, AND CANNON PLUG BEHIND SWITCH PANEL. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RELAY 3315-K2 REPLACED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. PROBLEM REOCCURED ON 08 MAR 01 SCE FLT 3831. EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLICKERED DURING TAKEOFF AND CLIMB. MX REPLACED CIRCUIT BREAKER C3 ON RT. SECONDARY BUSS AND REPLACED 8 WIRES IN EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DURING TEST FLIGHT. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. PROBLEM REOCCURED FLIGHT 3743-MDT EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLICKERED ON SHORT FINAL. MX FOUND AND REPAIRED A BAD GROUNG WIRE.