Service difficulty report · Contactor · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
August 13, 2003
Submitted
August 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451CA
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7562
Aircraft time
4,450 hours, 4,137 cycles
Part
Contactor
Part number
D18ZZA
Condition
Burned
Location
Utility Buss
Part time
4,450 hours, 4,137 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5374 DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE ADG AUTO DEPLOYED, RECEIVED AN AC NR 1 TRU MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO RDU AND LANDED SAFELY. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE UTILITY BUS CONTACTOR IK4XD OVERHEATED CAUSING COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO THE LT CONTACTOR TRAY AND WIRING.