What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN, ATTEMPTED TO START APU. APU DID NOT START. ON NEXT ATTEMPT TO START, APU DID NOT START AND START RELAY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. BEFORE POWER COULD BE SHUT OFF BY DISCONNECTING SHIPS BATTERIES, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM APU J-BOX. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND APU POWER RELAY (K114) WELDED OR MELTED IN CLOSED POSITION. THIS CAUSED AN OVERHEAT CONDITION OF RELAY CAUSING SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS TO BE DAMAGED WITHIN J-BOX AND ASSOCIATED WIRING. ALSO FOUND WIRES WITH DAMAGE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA AND/OR CHANGE INTERVAL INSTITUTED TO PREVENT RELAYS FROM DETERIORATING TO THE POINT OF CAUSING THIS CONDITION.(K)