Service difficulty report · Skin · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
390
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
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

DURING ENGINE START ON GROUND, THE DC GROUND POWER CART CABLE SHORTED AGAINST AIRCRAFT SKIN AND CAUSED FIRE DAMAGE TO AREA AFT OF GPU CONNECTION. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO MDT FOR REPAIR. DAMAGED AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW DHC REPAIR DRAWING 8-53-1939, ISSUE 2. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACTT: 3,453:36 HRS. ACTC: 3,975. (X)