Service difficulty report · Relay · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 16, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
63,136 hours
Part
Relay
Part number
AJA4N176
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Dc System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER BOTH ENGINES WERE STARTED AT THE GATE FOR DEPARTURE, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE RHS ENGINE BY RAMP CREW. CAPTAIN WAS ADVISED TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE BY THE RAMP CREW. CAPTAIN SHUT THE ENGINES DOWN AND INSTRUCTED FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO CONDUCT A RAPID DEPLANEMENT. PASSENGERS DEPLANED SAFELY AND THEY WALKED BACK TO THE TERMINAL. CAPTAIN HAD DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE FIRE CREWS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RHS DC GENERATOR P/N 23088-008 AND THE DC CONTACTOR RELAY P/N AJ-A4N176 . ENGINE START AND GROUND RUNS CARRIED OUT SATISFACTORILY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. AIRFRAME CYCLES : 65548 , AFH : 64045.6