What was found
PDX - FLIGHT 2432, NOTICED GPU CONNECTOR SMOKING. MAINTENANCE FOUND GPU CONNECTOR FAULTY. NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE NOTED. USED ANOTHER GPU. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- February 26, 2008
- Submitted
- February 29, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N430QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4163
- Aircraft time
- 1,933 hours, 1,849 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
- Part
- Connector
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Gpu
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.