Service difficulty report · Electrical Box · Socata TBM700

Difficulty date
February 10, 2006
Submitted
February 24, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N704QD
Make and model
Socata TBM700
Aircraft serial
188
Engine
Pwa PT6A64
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Electrical Box
Part number
Z00NN6024017227
Part serial
353
Condition
Overheated
Location
Starter
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING THE START SEQUENCE WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED THE START POSITION THE STARTER WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT COULD HEAR THE SOUND OF RELAY CONTACTS BUT THE STARTER WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED BY A LINE TECHNICIAN WHO REPORTED THE ELECTRICAL MASTER SMELLED OVERHEATED AND BURNED. THE UNIT WAS REMOVED, OVERHEATING. REPLACEMENT UNIT OF THE SAME PN WAS INSTALLED AND THE STARTER AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. (K)

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