What was found
APU STARTER GENERATOR FAILED AFTER APU START, RESULTING IN WHITE SMOKE. REPLACED THE STARTER GENERATOR IAW AMM 24-33-01-000-801. RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 1, 2012
- Submitted
- April 5, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N421QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4149
- Aircraft time
- 12,826 hours, 13,682 cycles
- Engine
- Pwc PW150A
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Starter Gen
- Part number
- 11524002
- Part serial
- 021C0226
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 1,523 hours, 1,555 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.