Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 25, 2007
Submitted
February 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4081
Aircraft time
8,926 hours, 8,394 cycles
Part
Receptacle
Condition
Damaged
Location
Ground Power
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SMF FLIGHT NR 2415: DURING DE-PLANING, GROUND POWER CORD CAUGHT FIRE. AT RECEPTICAL PART OF PLUG, CORD APPEARS TO BE FUSED TO RECEPTICAL. MAINTENANCE CLEANED SOOT AND PERFORMED DETAILED INSPECTION OF GPU AREA. NO DISCOLORATION OF PAINT. NO DAMAGE TO CONNECTOR. CONTACT PLUG NOT FUSED TO RECEPTICAL. REMOVED WITH FINGER PRESSURE ONLY. PERFORMED DC EXTERNAL POWER SYSTEM TEST PER Q400 AMM 24-42-00-710-801. TESTS GOOD. NO DEFECTS. FIRE DAMAGE INVESTIGATION COMPLETED PER Q400 SRM 51-12-00-200-002. NO DEFECTS. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.