Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 10, 2019
Submitted
February 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4156
Aircraft time
27,809 hours, 29,966 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
82454113007
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT, NR 1 AC GEN CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON AND OFF RAPIDLY ABOUT 50 TIMES. THEN IT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR A BIT AND WE RAN THE CHECKLIST. SOMETIMES WHEN THE NR 1 AC GEN LIGHT WAS FLASHING, WSHD CTRL WAS FLASHING AS WELL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. CONTINUITY AND INSULATION RESISTANCE CHECKS OF WIRING BETWEEN THE NR 1 AC GEN AND THE NR 1 AC GCU; AND BETWEEN NR 1 AC GEN AND LT ACCB. AND REPLACEMENT OF THE NR 1 AC GEN CONTROL HARNESS IN THE LEFT NACELLE. AND FOR OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AC VARIABLE FREQ GENERATION SYSTEM. OPERATIONAL TEST WAS GOOD AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS. DURING OPS CK, OPERATED WINDSHIELD HEAT, NO "WSHLD CTRL" MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.