Service difficulty report · Contactor · Boeing 737205

Difficulty date
January 9, 2012
Submitted
January 10, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N733PA
Make and model
Boeing 737205
Aircraft serial
23466
Aircraft time
42,271 hours, 39,629 cycles
Part
Contactor
Part number
106144524
Part serial
TA06292A
Condition
Burned
Location
Ground Power
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AT THE GATE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE FLIGHT CREW QUICKLY POWERED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT; NO PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE GROUND SERVICE CONTACTOR TO BE THE PROBLEM AND ONE PHASE OF THE THREE PHASE GROUND POWER CIRCUIT BREAKER OVERHEATED AND DID NOT OPEN. GROUND POWER CONTACTOR AND KLIXON CIRCUIT BREAKER P/N BACC18AE25 REPLACED.