What was found
WHEN APPLYING POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT, THE APU STARTER GENERATOR STARTS TO SMOKE WITHOUT TURNING ON THE APU. REPLACED THE APU STARTER GENERATOR IAW Q400 AMM 24-33-01-000-801/400-801.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 2021
- Submitted
- August 17, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N446QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4363
- Aircraft time
- 22,452 hours, 24,076 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Starter Gen
- Part number
- 11524003
- Part serial
- 115240000398
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 21,469 hours, 23,059 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.