Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 9, 2010
Submitted
January 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4160
Aircraft time
6,697 hours, 7,203 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Sparks
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EXTERNAL POWER SHUTOFF ON ITS OWN. AND F/A NOTCIED AT THE SAME TIME A POP AND SPARK CAME FROM THE GALLEY AREA, NEAR THE COFFEE URN OR UNDER GALLEY LIGHT AREA, AND A DISTINCT ELECTRICAL ODOR NOTCED IN COCKPIT. ALSO "CLOCK 2" (E6) POPPED, WILL NOT RESET. REPLACED NR 2 FMS, NR 2 CLOCK, F/A CONTROL PANEL, AND AFT GALLEY LIGHT BULB - ALL CHECKS GOOD. CLEARED EPCU CODES - ALL CODES CHECK GOOD / CLEARED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.