Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 8, 2012
Submitted
June 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4049
Aircraft time
26,638 hours, 27,891 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Radio Altimeter
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

BOTH F/A'S REPORTED A BURNING ODOR IN AFT GALLEY. COMPLIED WITH AIR CONTAMINATION CHECKLIST, INSPECTED HOT JUG TERMINALS. INSPECTED GALLEY LIGHTING BALLAST AND SWITCHES. INSPECTED RECIRCULATION FAN, FILTER, WIRING CONNECTORS AND CIRCUIT BOARD. INSPECTED APU GROUND STUD, SHUNT, WIRING AND TERMINALS. INSPECTED AFT CARGO BAY. INSPECTED PSU'S AND CABIN LIGHTING. INSPECTED LAVATORY LIGHTING AND SWITCHES. INSPECTED CABIN UNDERFLOOR GROUND POINTS AND LRU'S. FOUND AND REPLACED BURNED SHIELD SPLICE JUST AFT OF NR 2 RADIO ALTIMETER CONNECTOR PI-A2. WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE ODOR IN AFT GALLEY. RETURNED TO SERVICE.