Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 7, 2009
Submitted
September 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4030
Aircraft time
20,880 hours, 21,579 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Fire Loop
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ENGINE FIRE INDICATION AFTER NR 2 START. ABORTED START AND SHUTDOWN ENGINE. FIRE INDICATION LIGHTS DID NOT EXTINGUSH. NO FIRE REPORTED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. AT CONNECTOR 2611-J28 PINS B & C WIRE CONTACT FOUND. REPLACED PINS A,B,C,D AS REQUIRE. NO FARTHER DEFECTS NOTED. GROUND RAN NR 2 ENGINE C/W FIRE TEST IAW AMM 26-11-00-710-801. ALL OPS & INDIACTIONS NORMAL. RETURNED TO SERVICE.