Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 17, 2015
Submitted
March 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4059
Aircraft time
32,321 hours, 33,587 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Generator
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TROUBLSHOOTING OF NR 2 AC GEN CAUTION FOUND GENERATOR FIELD WIRE SHORTED TO GROUND BETWEEN WING ROOT DISC. 9811P718, PIN "F" AND ENGINE FIREWALL 9811-J611, PIN 14. REF WM 24-21-00, SHEET 5 OF 5. R & R DAMAGED SEGMENT OF WIRE W20001B-12-2 BLACK, WHITE BY SPLICING AT WING ROOT AND ADDING NEW WIRE TO TERMINATION OF 9811-P718 IAW WM 24-21-00 SHEET 3 OF 5, PAGE 2. SAME WIRE RUN OHMIC TEST GOOD. REF WM 20-16-20-201 FOR SPLICING WM 20-12-10-201 FOR REINSTALLATION OF NEW SEGMENT AND WM 20-17-24-401 FOR TERMINATION OF 9811-P718. SHORT TO GROUND NO LONGER EXISTS. RETURNED TO SERVICE.