What was found
AFTER STARTING NR 2 ENGINE NOTICED DISCHARGE OF BATTERIES FOLLOWED BY OBSERVATION OF SMOKE FROM GPU RECEPTICAL. INSPECTED AND FOUND GROUND POWER UNIT PLUG MALFUNCTIONED. CLEANED RECEPTICAL AND REMOVED AND REPLACED PLUG.
- Difficulty date
- November 26, 2003
- Submitted
- December 1, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N405QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8401
- Aircraft serial
- 4047
- Aircraft time
- 5,311 hours, 6,038 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2440 · External Power System
- Part
- Connector
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Zone 200
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.