Service difficulty report · Relay · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
October 25, 2008
Submitted
October 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft serial
533
Aircraft time
30,289 hours, 46,387 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
A701D
Part serial
CH43138
Condition
Faulty
Location
Electrical Sys
Part time
373 hours
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.

What was found

ON FIRST START, LEFT ENGINE DID NOT SPOOL UP. DURING SECOND ATTEMPT STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL AND CABIN SMOKE DEVELOPED. START WAS ABORTED. FOUND CABLE TERMINAL END BURNT AT REVERSE CURRENT RELAY (RCR) POST. REPLACED TERMINAL END AND RCR REPLACED WITH NEW. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY, NO ODOR OR HEAT DETECTED.