Service difficulty report · Starter · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Starter
Condition
Relay Stuck
Location
#2 Engine
Component
Lucas
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
B, J
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 #2 ENGINE START THE #2 STARTER GENERATOR CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE D.C. BUS FAULT. CREW TRIED TO RESET BUT TO NO AVAIL. #2 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. GROUND CREW APPLIED EXTERNAL POWER AND SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM #2 ENGINE. #2 ENGINE STARTER CONTACT RELAY REPLACED DUE TO BEING ARCHED IN THE CLOSED POSITION. ALSO #2 ENGINE STARTER GENERATOR REPLACED DUE TO 2431-K2 RELAY BEING STUCK IN THE "START" POSITION CAUSING THE STARTER TO OVERHEAT. ENGINE GROUND RUN SERVICEABLE AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.