Service difficulty report · Contactor · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
June 26, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
28,647 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Contactor
Part number
AA4N
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine Nacelle
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER ENGINE START AND GPU REMOVAL THE PASS DOOR, BAG DOOR, FWD DOOR, AND SERVICE DOOR LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, WE RECONNECTED THE GPU, AND SHUTDOWN THE BOTH ENGINES. LIGHT SMOKE WAS OBSERVED FROM THE LT NACELLE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPLANED. THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE INCREASED AND FIRE BOTTLES WERE DICHARGED AND ALL POWER SHUT OFF. FOUND THE 2431K1 RELAY SHORTED, RELAY AND STARTER REPLACED.