Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Dhav DHC8201

Difficulty date
April 13, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8201
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23088002A
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Component
23088002A
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORT, AFTER ACFT BOARDED AND AN ATTEMPTED APU START MADE A CHECK FIRE DETECT WARNING WAS OBSERVED ALONG WITH A GEN OVERHEAT ADVISORY LIGHT. FUMES AND SMOKE FROM THE APU AREA WERE CONFIRMED. NO APU FIRE ADVISORY WAS PRESENT. ACFT WAS DE-POWERED AND DISEMBARKED. SMOKE AND FUMES DISSIPATED AND NO FIRE WAS OBSERVED. ACFT DECLARED U/S AND HANDED OVER TO ENGINEERING. PAX DEBRIEFED. MAINTENANCE REPORT, APU STARTER/GENERATOR REPLACED AND OP CHECKS C/O SERVICEABLE IAW AMM 49-10-00, CONTACTOR 2449-K62. REPLACED IAW WDM 24-49-01. GCU REPLACED AS PRECAUTION IAW AMM 24-31-16.