Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 11, 2012
Submitted
April 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4030
Aircraft time
26,412 hours, 27,594 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Receptacle
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.

What was found

STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR IN AFT GALLEY. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AT RT RECEPTACLE. REPLACED GROUND STUD, RECIRC FAN POWER GROUND & APU SHUNT. PERFORMED DVI OF AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT LIGHTS & SOCKETS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED DVI OF AFT GALLEY WORK LIGHT, OVERHEAD LIGHTS, READING LIGHT & INFORMATION SIGNS AS WELL AS ALL SOCKETS ASSOCIATED W/ THOSE LIGHTS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED GVI OF AFT GALLEY CONTROL PANEL. FOUND LT SWITCH ALWAYS ON, R & R LT SWITCH, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED W/AFT GALLEY CONTROL PANEL. PERFORMED GVI OF LT & RT MAPCOS & ELECTRICAL TERMINALS. FOUND RIGHT MAPCO RECEPTACLE BURNT & ONE WIRE TERMINAL BROKEN. REPAIRED WIRE TERMINAL PER WM20-12-10. FOUND LIGHT CORROSION ON MAPCO GROUND STUD, REMOVED CORROSION FROM. REMOVED & REPLACED RIGHT MAPCO RECEPTACLE, INSTALLED SERVICEABLE MAPCO & PERFORMED OPS CHECK AS REQ. OPS CHECK GOOD, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED, NO BURNT/ ELECTRICAL SMELL NOTED.