Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
258
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt/Rt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AUXILIARY INVERTER, NR 1 AND NR 2 DC GENERATOR, RUD FULL PRES, GPWS CAUTION LIGHTS, NR 1 STALL WARNING WITH HORN, MASTER WARNING AND CAUTION LIGHTS FLICKERING THROUGHOUT FLIGHT, BATTERIES SHOWING DISCHARGE, BAGGAGE AND PASSENGER DOOR WARNING ILLUMINATED. LOST NR 1 ADF, NR 1 ALTITUDE, NR 1 ID802 PANEL, NR 1 TRANSPONDER, NR 1 VSI, NR 1 ATTITUDE, AND NR 1 FUEL FLOW. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FOUND CHAFED WIRES ROUTED ALONG THE LT AND RT ENGINE MOUNT STRUTS FOR THE DC GENERATOR FIELD. INSULATED AFFECTED WIRES AND GROUND CHECKED AIRCRAFT. ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACTC: 13,229. (X)