Service difficulty report · Contactor · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 2, 2014
Submitted
June 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
226
Aircraft time
54,500 hours, 61,619 cycles
Part
Contactor
Part number
AJA4N176
Condition
Burned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

APU FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING START. AUX AND MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED. SMOKE, FIRED BOTTLE. FOUND APU START CONTACTOR WELDED. COLLARED CIRCUIT BREAKER. R & R APU START CONTACTOR AND SMALL CABLE ASSY, EGT, SWAP HARNESS IAW BULLETIN 49-8. OPS CHECKED GOOD.