Service difficulty report · Contactor · Bag JETSTM3112

Difficulty date
July 26, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3112
Aircraft time
20,452 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UGR
Propeller
Rotol R333482F12
Part
Contactor
Part number
5153900213
Condition
Faulty
Location
Starter Gen
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

THE ACFT WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT IN CRUISE, THE LT GENERATOR AND STARTER LIGHT FLICKERED AND THEN STAYED ON. THE LT ENG WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. MX INSPECTED THE SYS AND FOUND THAT CONTACTOR (PN A-703G) WAS FAULTY. ALSO THE GCU WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. THE CONTACTOR AND THE GCU WERE CHANGED WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS AND THE SYS TESTED SERVICEABLE.