Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 15, 2004
Submitted
March 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
318
Aircraft time
30,320 hours, 33,467 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
63D49845521
Condition
Smoke
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
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.

What was found

REPORTED A PUFF OF SMOKE FROM THE AUXILLARY POWER UNIT CONTROL PANEL WHEN THE GENERATOR SWITCH WAS SELECTED ON.MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THAT THE CONTROL PANEL WAS AT FAULT AND DISCONNECTED THE PANEL CONNECTOR, ISOLATED THE UNIT, AND COMPLIED WITH MEL PROCEDURES UNTIL PARTS WERE OBTAINED. ONCE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE THE CONTROL PANEL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL CHECKED. ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.