Service difficulty report · Socket · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 13, 2010
Submitted
October 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4053
Aircraft time
22,292 hours, 23,151 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Socket
Condition
Loose
Location
Galley Light
Stage of operation
NR
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.

What was found

F/A REPORT STRONG ODOR FROM AFT GALLEY. CREW STATED THE ODOR WAS A BURNED ELEC SMELL ISOLATED TO THE AFT GALLEY RT SIDE INSP READING LIGHT SWITCHES, EMERG LIGHT AND BALLAST ON/OFF NO ODOR NOTED INSP MAPCOS AND SOCKETS INCLUDING GVI OF ASSOC WIRING FOUND INBD SOCKET LOOSE IN BRACKET SECURED SOCKET REPLACED AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE GRN RAN APU BLEEDS ON /OFF FOR SERVERAL MINUTES, NO ODOR, NOTED GRND RAN BOTH ENG FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BLEEDS ON/OFF NO ODOR NOTED ACFT OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.