What was found
(AUS) RT POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT (PDU) FAULTY. STARTER-GENERATOR WOULDNOT DISENGAGE AND AN OVERTEMPERATURE WAS OBSERVED WITH SMOKE COMING FROM THE COWLS. THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED AS APRECAUTION.
- Difficulty date
- February 21, 2001
- Submitted
- April 4, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Engine
- Ge CT79B
- Propeller
- Rotol R3754123F21
- System (JASC)
- 2450 · AC Power Distribution System
- Part
- Power Unit
- Part number
- A2043C
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Ac Power Dist
- Part time
- 10,243 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- H, B, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.