Service difficulty report · Contactor · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
October 10, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Contactor
Part number
AJA4N
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Starter/Gen
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN MAINTENANCE APPLIED GROUND POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT, THE NR 2 ENGINE BEGAN TO ROTATE. STARTER CONTACTOR 2431-K2 WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS STARTER/GENERATOR WHICH HAD EXCEEDED DUTY LIMITS.