SDR UHLA001791

Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8315

Difficulty date
March 21, 2000
Submitted
May 25, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801SA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8315
Aircraft serial
393
Part
Wire
Part number
99511KE323326894
Condition
Loose
Location
Flap Switch
Part time
10 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 49 - TTN-GSO - CREW NOTICED A STRANGE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AND DIVERTED TO BWI. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTIES, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LIGHTNING INSPECTION AND GROUND RUNS WERE PERFORMED. FOUND SEVERAL INSTRUMENTS WITH BACKLIGHTING INOPERATIVE OTHERWISE NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO BUFFALO. NO SEMLL NOTED WITH BOTH PACKS AND PRESSURIZATION OPERATING DURING FERRY FLIGHT FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED LOOSE WIRE ON T/O FLAP SWITCH WHICH CAUSED INSTRUMENT BACKLIGHTING PROBLEM. RESOLDERED FLAP T/O SWITCH IAW DMM 31-51-00 AND REPLACED LAMPS AND INSTRUMENTS FOR INTERNAL LIGHTING AS REQUIRED ALL OPS CHECKS GOOD NEVER ABLE TO DUPLICATE SMELL. LAV WAS VERY RANK AND PROBABLE SOURCE OF