Service difficulty report · Relay · Kamov KA32A1

Difficulty date
February 22, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Kamov KA32A1
Aircraft time
12,846 hours
Part
Relay
Part number
DMR200VU
Condition
Overheated
Location
Reverser Current
Part time
12,900 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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) ON FINAL THE "RT RECTIFIER OFF" CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ONCE ON THE GROUND, THE MAINTENANCE CREW OPENED THE RT RECTIFIER INSPECTION HATCH, BELOW RT COCKPIT DOOR, A STRONG SMELL ALONG WITH A VERY HOT REVERSE CURRENT RELAY WAS FOUND. THE FAILED REVERSE CURRENT RELAY FOUND DURING THE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, EXPLAINS THE REASON FOR THE RT RECTIFIER OFF, CAUTION LIGHT.