Service difficulty report · Starter · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 6, 2005
Submitted
April 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53418
Aircraft time
33,888 hours, 25,939 cycles
Engine time
15,095 hours, 24,227 cycles
Part
Starter
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Component
Apu
Component part number
59404071
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE WORKING AN MCO FOR AN APU REPORT TO NOT START, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE APU STARTER HAD EITHER BURNT, OVERHEATED OR CAUGHT FIRE. THE STARTER CABLES WERE BURNT, AS WERE THE GENERATOR CABLES. THE STARTER ITSELF WAS CHARRED AND DISCOLORED, AS WAS NUMEROUS WIRES AND WIRING HARNESSES. REPLACED STARTER, CABLES, BATTERY CONTACTOR, AND AUX POWER RELAYS

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