Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 5, 2012
Submitted
November 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4049
Aircraft time
27,214 hours, 28,514 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WAS EVIDENT. STRONGER TOWARD THE REAR OF CABIN. WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS AFTER PARKING. INSPECTED LIQUID WARMING AREA AND FOUND BURNED WIRE ON NR 2 LIQUID WARMER, WIRE NR 1. R & R NR 2 HOT JUG BRACKET ASSY PLUG IAW CMM 25-32-82. INSTALLED NEW WIRE LUG IN NR 1 WIRE IAW WM 20-12-20. INSPECTED BALAST ON ROW'S 20 THRU 15, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED FLOORBOARDS AT ROW 1 & 16, INSPECTED UNDER FLOORS, NO DEFECTS NOTED, REINSTALLED FLOORBOARDS AT ROWS 1&16. REMOVED ALL LIGHT COVERS ON EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND INSPECTED, NO DEFECTS FOUND. INSPECTED AFT GALLEY OVERHEAD LIGHTS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AFT GALLEY CONTROL PANEL IAW AMM TASK 25-34-00-000-802 & INSPECTED WIRES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REINSTALLED AFT GALLEY CONTROL PANEL, IAW AMM 25-34-00-400-802. ALL OP'S CHECKS PERFORMED ON AFT GALLEY CONTROL PANEL IAW AMM 25-34-00-710-801. OP'S CK GOOD NO SMELLS AT ALL. RETURNED TO SERVICE.