Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 8, 2015
Submitted
June 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4061
Aircraft time
32,873 hours, 34,299 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

PUSHED BACK AND STARTED NR 2 ENGINE ON THE APU GENERATOR. AFTER NR 2 GENERATOR CAME ONLINE THE APU GENERATOR BEGAN CYCLING ON AND OFF AT A RATE OF ABOUT 2 TIMES IAW SECOND. WE SELECTED THE APU GENERATOR OFF TO STOP THE CYCLES. THERE WAS AN ASSOCIATED MEDIUM TO STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR LOCATED THROUGH THE ENTIRE CABIN AND IN THE FLIGHT DECK. C/W ODOR CHECK LIST (M-744). CHECK EPCU FOUND FAULTS 30 EPCU K5 RELAY DRIVE FAIL AND FAULT 31, EPCU K6, RELAY DRIVE FAIL. CLEARED FAULT. C/W FIM TASK 24-31-11-810-802, PARA 1-5.A,B,C.D AND PARA 6. ALL CHECKS ARE GOOD AND C/W FIM TASK 24-32-11-810-803 PARA 1-5A, B, C, D, PARA 6. ALL CHECKS GOOD PERFORMEND ENGINE GROUND IDLE RUN IAW AMM TASK 71-00-00-868-811 WITH ENGINE 1 AND 2 BLEED AIR ON, FOUND NO ELECTRICAL BURNING ODORS OR ANY OTHER ABNORMAL ODORS IN ACFT. FOUND NO DEFECTS. RETURNED TO SERVICE.