Service difficulty report · Circuit Board · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 15, 2015
Submitted
July 17, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4236
Aircraft time
15,590 hours, 16,836 cycles
Part
Circuit Board
Condition
Burned
Location
Fuel Panel
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

FUELER REPORTED SMOKE FROM THE FUELING PANEL, EXTERNAL. NO SMOKE OBSERVED BUT OBSERVED FUEL DEFUEL SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE AND PUSHED IN. FOUND PART OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE REFUEL/DEFUEL CONTROL BOX BURNED. ALSO, PERFORMED GVI OF WIRES OF THE REFUEL/DEFUEL COMPARTMENT. NO DEFECTS FOUND. R & R THE REFUEL/DEFUEL CONTROL PANEL ON THE NR 2 ENGINE NACELLE IAW AMM TASKS 28-24-01-000-801, 28-01-400-801. OPS CHECKS GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.