Service difficulty report · Contactor · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
September 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N352PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
494
Part
Contactor
Part number
AJA4N176
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

PSC- AFTER ENG START AND EXTERNAL POWER WAS REMOVED, THE RT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT WENT DEAD. THE DC BUS LIGHT, NR 2 GEN LIGHT, AND BATTERY TEMP WARNING LIGHT ALL ILLUMINATED. NOTICED DARK SMOKE COMING FROM THE RT NACELLE IN LARGE AMOUNTS AND INCREASING IN INTENSITY. DISCHARGED NR 2 ENG AFT FIRE BOTTLE AND NOTIFIED CFR. SHUT DOWN ENG'S AND DEPLAINED PASSENGERS W/O INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. REPLACED 2431 -K2 CONTACTOR, NR 2 STARTER GENERATOR, NR 2 GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT, MAIN A/C BATTERY, NR 2 ENG AFT FIRE BOTTLE, AND NR 2 ENG AFT FIRE BOTTLE BLOW OUT DISK. ALL OPS CHECKS GOOD. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.