Service difficulty report · Starter · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
January 11, 2019
Submitted
January 14, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53460
Aircraft time
46,772 hours, 29,384 cycles
Part
Starter
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AT GATE ARRIVAL DURING DEPLANING WE NOTICED A SLIGHT ELECTRICAL SMELL IN COCKPIT AND FOUND CABIN, TURNED OFF PACK AND SMELL DISCIPATED, SHUT DOWN APU- TRIED TO RESTART APU AND NO START WITH APU FAULT. FOUND STRONG ELEC. SMELL WHEN OPENING APU COMP. WITH HEAT DAMAGE ON APU STARTER. REPLACE APU STARTER. R/R R-792. REPLACED RELAY R2-63. APU OPS CHECK NORMAL. (LP# 5227960)

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