Service difficulty report · Relay · Gulstm 690

Difficulty date
May 24, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Gulstm 690
Engine
Garrtt TPE3315251K
Part
Relay
Part number
MS24185D1
Condition
Burned
Location
Starter
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) RT ENGINE STARTED WITH NO PROBLEMS. LT ENGINE START SWITCH ACTIVATED, BUT PROP ROTATION VERY SLOW. ACFT AMMETER OBSERVED TO BE AT MAX DEFLECTION. CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. ACFT SHUTDOWN & EVACUATED. LT STARTER RELAY F OUND TO HAVE OVERHEATED CAUSING FIRE IN JUNCTION BOX. FIRE CONTAINED WITHIN JUNCTION BOX & EXTINGUISHED WHEN ACFT SHUTDOWN. SOME JUNCTION BOX WIRING & 2 RELAYS ABOVE LT STARTER RELAY WERE ALSO DAMAGED BY FIRE: JUNCTION BOX REMOVED FROM A/C, THOROUGHLY INSPECTED & DAMAGED WIRING REPLACED OR REPAIRED, DAMAGED RELAYS WERE REPLACED, ACFT STRUCTURE BEHIND JUNCTION BOX INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, NONE FOUND. JUNCTION BOX REINSTALLED & ALL ASSOCIATED SYSS WERE TESTED.