Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
November 6, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
18,423 hours, 20,768 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23088002B
Part serial
97068
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Part time
18,380 hours
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) DUAL DC GENERATOR FAILURE, NR1 GENERATOR FOUND BURNED. NORMAL ENG START, BEFORE TAXI, COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, QRH PROCEDURES UNSUCCESSFUL. ENGINES SHUT DOWN, DURING DISEMBARKATION OBSERVED WHITE SMOKE FROM NR1 ENGINE, FIRE BRIGADE ARRIVED, NO DANGER TO CREW OR PASSENGERS. FOUND NR1 DC STARTER GEN BURNED. NR1 STARTER GEN AND CONTACTOR 2431K1 REPLACED. GROUND RUN PERFORMED, NR2 DC GEN CAUTION LIGHT ON, NOT RESETABLE. NR2 STARTER GEN AND CONTACTOR 2431K2 REPLACED. NORMAL OPERATION, AIRCRAFT BACK IN SERVICE.