Service difficulty report · Contactor · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
September 20, 2017
Submitted
September 28, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
LF1R294K
Pilatus Aircraft USA Ltd.
Aircraft
N116CS
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
354
Aircraft time
7,820 hours, 7,248 cycles
Part
Contactor
Part number
M10910
Part serial
P962
Condition
Open
Location
Nr 2 Generator
Part time
3,100 hours, 2,713 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

NR 2 BATTERY WOULD NOT CHARGE WHEN THE NR 2 GENERATOR SELECTED TO ON. THE GENERATOR VOLTMETER INDICATED PROPER OUTPUT AND THERE WAS NO ASSOCIATED FAILURE INDICATION. CYCLING THE NR 2 GENERATOR WOULD RESOLVE PROBLEM. DETERMINED HIGH RESISTANCE PRESENT ON MAIN CONTACTS OF NR 2 GENERATOR CONTACTOR WHEN ENERGIZED CLOSED. REPLACED CONTACTOR.