Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
October 9, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
10,461 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Starter Gen
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AN AIR TURN BACK DUE TO A START SELECT LIGHT ILLUMINATING. AFTER STARTING THE LT ENGINE, THE STARTER DID NOT DISENGAGE. AFTER ROTATION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE STARTER WAS STILL ENGAGED. FLIGHT CREW MANUALLY DISENGAGED THE STARTER WHICH WAS THEN FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE START SELECT LIGHT. MOC WAS DISPATCHED TO NOTIFY OF THE RETURN. EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED HOWEVER EMERGENCY CREW MET THE ACFT AS PRECAUTION. MAINTENANCE ACTION WAS AS FOLLOWS: LT STARTER GENERATOR REPLACED. K1 CONTACTOR REPLACED FOR RELIABILTIY. OPS CHECK OF THE SYSTEMS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO FURTHER FINDINGS ENCOUNTERED. ACFT RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.