Service difficulty report · Contactor · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
August 29, 2017
Submitted
August 29, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
766
Aircraft time
30,791 hours, 16,692 cycles
Part
Contactor
Part number
U144CC01A02
Part serial
2499
Condition
Detected
Location
C/B Panel
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE WORKING INBD WRITE UP, DETECTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. LOOKED TO CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL 131VU SAW FLICKER OF FLAME FROM BEHIND PANEL. OPEN PANEL AND EXTINGUISHED FLAMES. INSTALLED NEW APU START CONTACTOR 5KA. DAMAGED CONTACTOR 5KA MANUFACTURER INTERTECHNIQUE SA. APU START NORMAL IAW MM 49-10-00-05 AND JRH.

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