Service difficulty report · Relay · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
May 10, 2000
Submitted
May 10, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5204Y
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3101
Part
Relay
Part number
410CC01Y1
Part serial
12677
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Master Elec Box
Part time
464 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT STOPPED AT REMOTE LOCATION FOR FUEL. UPON ATTEMPTING TO RE-START, WHEN STARTER BUTTON PRESSED, THE IGNITERS POPPED, BUT THE STARTER/GENERATOR WAS DEAD. DURING T/S, DISCOVERED THE K3 START RELAY WAS THE WRONG PART NUMBER. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE P/N 411CC01Y1. THE RELAY THAT WAS REMOVED, P/N 410CC1Y1, IS SUPPOSED TO BE USED IN THE K4 THRU K7 POSITIONS. IN THE MASTER ELECTRICAL BOX THERE IS 1 EACH 411CC01Y1 RELAY AND 4 EACH 410CC01Y1 RELAYS ALL LOCATED TOGETHER ON THE SAME BUSS BAR. AT INITIAL INSTALL, SUSPECT INSTALLER INADVERTENTLY INSTALLED THEM ALL THE SAME. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS CHECKING OTHER LIKE AIRCRAFT FOR THIS DISCREPANCY, IF NO MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED IN THIS AREA. (X)