Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 21, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4032
Aircraft time
36,208 hours, 37,954 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Static Discharge
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

PRIOR TO GOING "DOORS UP", RAMPERS NOTICED A STATIC DISCHARGE FROM FWD FUSELAGE ON BOTH SIDES. DISCHARGE IS NOTICEABLE TO THE TOUCH AND IS CONTINUOUS. ACFT WAS NOT PLUGGED INTO GROUND POWER AT ALL, AND WAS RUNNING ON APU POWER ONLY. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS ANYWHERE. RESULT WAS PRODUCED BY MULTIPLE PEOPLE FOR OVER 45 MIN. CONNECTED GROUND POWER AND SHUTDOWN APU WITH THE SAME RESULT. DISCONNECTED GROUND COMM AND GPU. PROBLEM PERSISTED. INSPECTED ALL STATIC WICKS PRESENT. GROUNDED ACFT IAW AMM TASK 10-11-00-869-801. STATIC DISCHARGE WENT AWAY.