Service difficulty report · Connector · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 26, 2005
Submitted
December 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4086
Aircraft time
4,424 hours, 4,139 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Battery
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FCA FLIGHT NR 2396, AFTER START, DURING TAXI, MAIN BATTERY LOAD FLUCTUATED BETWEEN -0.20 AND +0.26, CYCLED BETWEEN THE VALUES EVERY 10-20 SECONDS. MAINTENANCE CLEANED CONNECTIONS TO SHUNT 2431-R4. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.