What was found
AFTER BEING ENGAGED, THE START CONTACTOR WOULD ONLY DISENGAGE BY TURNING BATTERY SWITCH OFF. REPLACED PART.
- Difficulty date
- December 17, 2002
- Submitted
- December 30, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N430CT
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49089
- Aircraft time
- 966 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8097 · Engine Starting System Wiring
- Part
- Contactor
- Part number
- SM20CCD200B21
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Starter
- Part time
- 967 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.