Service difficulty report · Relay · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
October 19, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
58,489 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Relay
Part number
2431K12YD4N
Condition
Failed
Location
Starter Gen
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) NR 2 DC GEN HAD BEEN PLACED ON MEL JUST PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. INBOUND TO AIRPORT CREW LOST MANY F/O INSTRUMENTS: ADI, HSI, ALTIMITER STARTED GOING WAY UP AND DOWN, F/D FAILURES. CREW SUSPECTED THAT THEY WERE ON BATTERY POWER. BATTERY TEMP INDICATOR SHOWS BATTERIES AT 40 DEGREES. ONCE ON THE GROUND THE CREW FOUND NR 2 ADI AND NR 2 HSI CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 2 ENG- START/GEN AND A GROUND RUN CARRIED OUT SERVICEABLE. COULD NOT FAULT- NO MESSAGES EVIDENT AT THIS TIME. FOR RELIABILITY OF DC BUS SYSTEM, THE CONTACTOR HEALTH CHECKS (TASK 2431/26X) TO BE COMPLETED AT NEXT HANGER OVERNIGHT. IF NFF DURING TASK 2431/26X CONSIDER REPLACEMENT OF CONTACTOR 2431-K21, P/N AJA4N176. MAINTENANCE TEST RESULTS: TASK 2430/26X CARRIED OUT. TASK FAILED AT STEP 13. FOUND .35 LOAD ON MAIN BATTERY WITH TRU`S OFF,#2 DC GEN OFF AND BUS TIE OFF. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL FOR REST OF TASK. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT GEN LOGIC RELAY. RUNS CARRIED OUT, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL AS PER TASK 2431-K12. DC POWER SYSTEM CHECKED SERVICEABLE.