Service difficulty report · Current Limiter · Gulstm G100

Difficulty date
November 21, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm G100
Aircraft time
2,211 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7314R
Part
Current Limiter
Part number
ANL300
Condition
Overheated
Location
Electrical Sys
Part time
2,211 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) SCHEDULED A CHECK INSPECTION, DURING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LT DC CONTACTOR PANEL SIGNS OF OVERHEATING WERE OBSERVED ON THE OUTGOING TERMINAL & WIRE OF CURRENT LIMITER, PN ANL300. THIS CURRENT LIMITER IS FOR THE APU STARTER GENERATOR CIRCUIT & IS PART OF STC SA01-110 CANADIAN APPROVAL NUMBER & US APPROVAL SA2405CE. IT APPEARS THAT A POOR CRIMP ON THE WIRE CAUSED THE OVERHEAT CONDITION. ALTHOUGH THE CURRENT LIMITER OVERHEATED IT DID NOT BLOW.