Service difficulty report · Relay · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
July 27, 2015
Submitted
July 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810BW
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0279
Aircraft time
18,643 hours, 3,953 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
99103971
Condition
Failed
Location
Starter
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE STARTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED FROM ITS ORIGINAL DESTINATION. INSPECTED & FOUND LEFT STARTER RELAY INTERMITTENT. R & R LEFT STARTER RELAY, THE STARTER REMAINED INOPERATIVE. R & R THE LEFT ENGINE STARTER & OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE PILOT REPORTED HE NOTICED THE STARTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING AN INSTRUMENT PANEL SCAN AT ABOUT 4000 FT. THIS LEADS US TO BELIEVE THE STARTER LIGHT SYSTEM WAS OPERATING NORMALLY.

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