Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 22, 2021
Submitted
May 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4243
Aircraft time
25,983 hours, 28,094 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Condition
Sparks
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THRU 10000' F/A REPORTED SPARKS COMING OUT OF AFT GALLEY PANEL; LEFT CENTER AND RIGHT CB'S OF "LIQUID WARMERS" AND AREA ENCOMPASSING SWITCHES OVER MAPCO "SUPER HOT" AS A PRECAUTION, F/A TURNED OFF ALL SWITCHES. AREA REMAINED HOT. NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF SMOKE OR FIRE. DIVERTED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED GVI OF THE MAPCO CONTROL PANEL, AND ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, AND SURROUNDING AREA. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE GALLEY CONTROL PANEL IAW Q400 AMM TASK 25-34-00-710-801. LET THE LIQUID WARMERS RUN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. FOUND NO ARCING OR SPARKING, OR ANY DEFECTS. THE SURFACE OF THE PANEL IS COOL TO THE TOUCH, AND NOT "SUPER HOT" OPS TEST PASSED. NO DAMAGE OR DEFECTS, OR SIGN OF SMOKE OR FIRE. REMOVED GALLEY CONTROL PANEL, FOUND NO DAMAGE, BURN EVIDENCE OR SIGNS OF FIRE. REINSTALLED PANEL, A/C OKAY FOR SERVICE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE.