Service difficulty report · Contactor · Bombdr BD7001A10

Difficulty date
March 3, 2002
Submitted
March 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949GP
Make and model
Bombdr BD7001A10
Aircraft serial
9049
Part
Contactor
Part number
GL51233019
Part serial
0253
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Apu Starter
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON 33/02, INSTALLED A FACTORY REPAIRED APU START CONTACTOR ASSEMBLY (PN GL51233019). UNIT ARRIVED WITH DETAILED TEST RESULTS AND 8130. UNIT WAS REPLACED DUE TO LOGO LIGHTS CAUSING CIRCUIT BREAKER TO TRIP. AFTER 1.5 WEEKS, WE NEEDED TO ADD FUEL TO THE AFT TANK. THE REFUEL/DEFUEL VALVE FOR THAT TANK WOULD NOT OPEN. AFTER A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLESHOOTING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PIN D OF CONNECTOR P1 HAD A PIN INSTALLED THAT WAS TOO SMALL AND WOULD NOT LOCK. AFTER DOING FURTHER CHECKING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS ASCA CAME INTO THE MANUFACTURER (SUNSTRAND) WITH THE SAME REFUEL/DEFUEL VALVE DISCREPANCY. IMPROPER PIN WAS REMOVED AND ALL IS WORKING NORMAL.