Service difficulty report · Relay · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 16, 2008
Submitted
April 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53423
Aircraft time
38,363 hours, 28,278 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
27,371 hours, 27,281 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
A400G1
Part serial
P80210
Condition
Stuck
Location
Apu
Part time
27,371 hours, 27,281 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

OUTBOUND CREW OF FLT 782 CALLED MTC TO REPORT CLOCKS INOP. MX FOUND THE MAIN BATTERY CHARGER INOP AND BATTERIES LOW. REPLACED CHARGER AND BATTERIES AND CLEARED ITEM. WHEN CREW NEXT ATTEMPTED TO START APU THEY HAD A FAULT LIGHT AND ECU FAULTED THE STARTER MOTOR. MTC INVESTIGATED AND FOUND STARTER MOTOR SHOWED SIGNS OF ELECTRICAL OVERHEAT AND DAMAGED. ELECTRICAL HARNESS FOR STARTER AND APU GEN ALSO DAMAGED. REPLACED APU ASSY PER M/M. REPLACED R2-63 RELAY PER M/M MCO/PLAC REMOVED.

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