Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
February 6, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23088002B
Part serial
Y0084
Condition
Burned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
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) APU FAILED TO START, TECHNICIANS FOUND STARTER / GENERATOR BURNED, THE ATTACHED WIRES AND CONNECTORS WERE ALSO FOUND DAMAGED. OPERATOR ADVISED BY THEIR SPARES THAT THE STARTER GENERATOR, P/N 23088-002B SN Y0084 WAS REPAIRED BY THE VENDOR ONCE ALREADY. THE GENERATOR WAS REPLACED YESTERDAY AND FAILED AFTER 2 FLIGHTS. THE APU WAS STARTED WITH BATTERY POWER. DUTY CYCLE WAS OBSERVED. TIME SINCE REPAIR: 1.37 CYCLE SINCE REPAIR: 2.