Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
April 26, 2000
Submitted
April 28, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N368PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
512
Aircraft time
4,069 hours, 5,590 cycles
Part
Receptacle
Condition
Cracked
Location
External Power
Stage of operation
IN
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

SEA- NR 2 GCU FAILURE ON ENGINE START. START CONTINUED NORMALLY BUT RAMP PERSONNEL REPORTED SMOKE FROM GPU RECEPTICAL. INSPECTED AND FOUND BACKSIDE OF EXTERNAL POWER PLUG ASSEMBLY CRACKED. REPAIRED RECEPTICAL. NO PARTS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.