Service difficulty report · Contactor · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
May 26, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
7,862 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Contactor
Part number
10962242
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AT CRUISE ALTITUDE PILOT NOTICED THE "SELECT" LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. PILOTS INITIALLY ONLY FOUND THE CHECKLIST FOR THAT SITUATION ON THE GROUND, BUT AFTER TALKING WITH MOC WERE DIRECTED TO THE IN-FLIGHT CHECKLIST. RAN THE CHECKLIST WHICH STATED "LAND IMMEDIATELY AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT". CREW ADVISED ATC AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED A DESCENT, RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT AIRCRAFT WAS MET BY MAINTENANCE TO BEGIN TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR ENGINE START SELECT LIGHT IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO RELATED FAULTS TO ENGINE START SELECT LIGHT. GROUND RUNS COMPLETED WITH CLEARING OF THE SELECT LIGHT. DUE TO NO FAULT CODES IT WAS UNDETERMINED WHICH SIDE THE FAULT CODE WAS EMANATING FROM FOR RELIABILITY REASONS BOTH K1 AND K2 CONTACTORS WERE CHANGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL.