Service difficulty report · Contactor · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 13, 2011
Submitted
December 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
227
Aircraft time
51,293 hours, 57,307 cycles
Part
Contactor
Part number
0190192002
Condition
Failed
Location
Starter
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

APU WARNING LIGHT AND APU STARTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHILE APU WAS RUNNING AND AFTER NR 1 ENGINE START. MX VERIFIED APU CONTACT WAS NOT WELDED. MX INSPECTED APU AND COMPARTMENT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. R & R APU START CONTACTOR IAW MM 24-31-09. OPS CHECKED GOOD.CLOSED CIRCUIT BREAKER N8.