Service difficulty report · Clamp · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 14, 2009
Submitted
April 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4037
Aircraft time
19,978 hours, 20,638 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Failed
Location
Generator
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

PDX - AFTER PARKING, STARTED APU. IT MADE A GROWLING NOISE DURING START. GEN WOULD NOT COME ON. SHUT APU DOWN. INSPECTED APU AND FOUND STARTER/GENERATOR HANGING DUE TO START/GEN CLAMP FAILURE. FOUND APU B+ PWR FEED CABLE TERMINAL END BROKEN. FAB AND INSTALLED OF NEW B+ PWR FEED CABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU START/GEN PER 24-33-01-000-801, AND 24-33-01-400-801. INSTALLED SERVICABLE APU START/GEN CLAMP. C/W OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE APU 28V DC GENERATION SYSTEM 24-33-00-710-801. CHECKS GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.