Service difficulty report · Relay · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
May 19, 2008
Submitted
May 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N280AS
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120231
Aircraft time
35,441 hours, 35,447 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Relay
Part number
44B258051002
Part serial
80054
Condition
Shorted
Location
Start Switch
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT: 9148, UPON STARTING, RT ENGINE, AFTER SELECTING THE START SWITCH TO START, A LOUD SIZZLE CAME FROM THE FIRST OFFICERS SIDE PANEL, ALONG WITH A SMALL FLAME AND SMOKE. DETERMINED THAT AIRBORNE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT RELAY BOX AT FIRST OFFICERS SIDE PANEL HAD BURNED COMPONENTS, THE PROTECTION RELAY, BUS BAR HOUSING AND HARDWARE WERE REPLACED.

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