Service difficulty report · Starter · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
May 20, 2006
Submitted
June 1, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53394
Aircraft time
27,182 hours, 14,290 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
492010002
Part serial
P1026
Condition
Overheated
Location
Apu
Part time
12,407 hours, 15,606 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

APU WOULD NOT START 2 ATTEMPTS MADE. CONTROL C/B PULLED RAMP REPORTED SMOKE FROM APU COMPARTMENT. SMOKE STOPPED IN FIVE MINUTES. TORQUED RELAY TERMINALS. REPLACED APU STARTER AND CLAMP. INSPECTED TAIL PIPE AND STARTER HARNESS FOUND OK. BITE ECU, FAULTS APU DOOR, CLEARED MSG, APU STARTED 3X. REMOVED MCO/PLAC.

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