Service difficulty report · Relay · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
September 11, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
19,561 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Relay
Part number
AJA4N176
Condition
Failed
Location
Starter Gen
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, H, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A NR 2 DC GENERATOR FAULT SHORTLY AFTER START ACCOMPANIED WITH SMOKE COMING FROM THE NR 2 DC GENERATOR EXHAUST VENT ON THE NACELLE.THEY ALSO AREPORTED THAT THE DC BUS CAUTION LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE MAIN BATTERY TEMP WAS HIGH. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN.THE NR 2 START/GEN, NR 2 DC GCU, DC START CONTACT RELAY (2431-K2). MAIN BATTERY AND START/GEN LEADS TO THE FIREWALL WERE ALL REPLACED.