Service difficulty report · Relay · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
August 11, 2004
Submitted
August 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N352PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
494
Aircraft time
16,179 hours, 23,207 cycles
Part
Relay
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
Part time
16,179 hours, 23,207 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING AND CLEARED FOR PUSHBACK, THE DC BUSS ILLUMINATED, THE FMS WENT BLANK FOLLOWED BY A MAIN BATTERY HOT WARNING. THE MAIN BATTERY HOT CHECKLIST WAS RUN AND THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN WHEN SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE NR 2 ENGINE NACELLE BY THE RAMP CREW. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REPLACED THE NR 2 STARTER GENERATOR, THE NR 2 GCU, MAIN BATTERY, STARTER GENERATOR CABLES ALONG WITH RELAYS 2431-K2, 8011-K4, 8011-K3, AND 8011-K5. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.