Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 10, 2015
Submitted
May 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4489
Aircraft time
325 hours, 331 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFT LT AND AFT RT DOOR EMERGENCY IDENT SIGNS, FS X699.27, FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN SELECTED TO "ON". REPLACED POWER SUPPLY UNIT. INSPECTED AND FOUND PIN 10 OF CONNECTOR 3351-P6, READING .51 ABOVE TO GROUND. FOUND SHORT IN WIRE 3351-P20. REPAIRED DAMAGED WIRE. OPS TESTS GOOD.