Service difficulty report · Contactor · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
February 27, 2008
Submitted
March 6, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
234
Aircraft time
31,266 hours, 33,832 cycles
Part
Contactor
Part number
AJA4N176
Condition
Damaged
Location
Start Sys
Part time
31,266 hours, 33,832 cycles
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

WHILE TAXIING IN EWN, NR 2 SIDE DC BUSS FAULTED AND THERE WAS SOME SMOKE ON NR 2 SIDE. THE SMOKE WAS FOUND TO BE COMING FROM THE APU. FOUND THE STARTER GENERATOR OVERHEATED AND APU START CONTACTOR WELDED. NO DAMAGE FOUND IN THE APU AREA. REPLACED THE START CONTACTOR K-62 AND INSPECTED WIRING, NO DEFECTS NOTED.