Service difficulty report · Connector · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
May 11, 2001
Submitted
July 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
1,087 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Connector
Part number
9717516104
Condition
Dirty
Location
Battery
Part time
1,401 hours, 953 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) CRUISE ON HOMEWARD LEG OF FLT PILOT NOTICED ON OV ERHEAD ELECTICAL PANEL THAT BATTERY NR 2 DISPLAY WAS INDICATING A DECREASING VOLTAGE WITH AN INCREASING NEGATIVE AMPS. GEN. NR 2 IND WAS INDICATING A VIRTUAL ZERO AMPS WITH A 29.3 VOLTS. WITH NO OTHER WARNINGS INDICATED PILOT DECIDED TO EIMINATE NR 2 BATTERY BY SWITCHING OFF NR 2 BATTERY MASTER SWITCH. UPONRETURN ING TO BASE A RUNUP WAS CONDUCTED & IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 32 GEN MUST NOT BE ON LINE IN SYS VIA NR 2 GEN RELAY. CONNECTOR WAS REMVD FROM RELAY (PILATUS P/N 9717516104 & WAS CLEAED WITH A CONTACT CLEANER & RE-ATTACHED, POST RUNUP INDICATED THAT ALL SYSS WERE NOW FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. MULTIPLE ATTEM