Service difficulty report · Contactor · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 18, 2008
Submitted
February 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
220
Aircraft time
37,198 hours, 41,960 cycles
Part
Contactor
Part number
AJA4N176
Condition
Stuck
Location
Starter Sys
Part time
37,198 hours, 41,960 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
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

NR 2 ENGINE STARTED TO SPOOL WITH GPU CONNECTED TO AIRCRAFT. NR 2 STARTER/GENERATOR STARTED TO SMOKE. THE NR 2 PROP WAS SPINNING AT 200 RPM WHEN THE CREW POWERED DOWN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE AIRCRAFT, NO FIRE WAS DETECTED. FOUND THE START CONTACTOR STUCK, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE STARTER/GENERATOR AND START CONTACTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.