Service difficulty report · Contactor · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
February 25, 2018
Submitted
March 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N203QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
198
Aircraft time
11,702 hours, 11,702 cycles
Part
Contactor
Part number
100CC011Y1
Part serial
89588
Condition
Arced
Location
Glare Shield
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

AFTER FLIGHT, AND ENTERING THE PARKING RAMP AREA, OBSERVED BLACK, ACRID SMOKE COMING FROM RIGHT SIDE GLARE SHIELD AREA NEAR THE CENTER WINDSHIELD . OBSERVED THE REFLECTION IN THE WINDSHIELD OF FLAMES IN THAT AREA. AIRCRAFT POWERED DOWN AND FLAMES AND SMOKE STOPPED. REMOVED COPILOTS MED AND PFD, FOUND THE RT WINDSHIELD CONTROLLER R512DG WITH SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. REMOVED THE UNSERVICABLE CONTACTOR, REMOVED UNSERVICABLE WIRE HARNESS, CLEANED AREA. VISUALLY INSPECTED AREA, NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. RANG OUT CO-PILOTS TEMP SENSOR, NO DEFECTS NOTED. VISULLY INSPECTED THE TERMINAL STOP R25B, LT WINDSHIELD REGISTER BOX 2503 DG, RT WINDSHIELD BOX R503DG, AND CURRENT LIMITER R511DG, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED A NEW CONTROLLER WITH TWO END PLUGS. INSTALLED A NEW WIRE HARNESS, REINSTALLED CO-PILOTS MFD AND PFD. ACCOMPLISHED OPS CHECK OF WINDSHIELD DEICING SYSTEM, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED IAW WDM 30-41-00, MM 20-00-00-910-803, AND MM 30-41-00-710-801.