Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
January 11, 2003
Submitted
January 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N295SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120322
Aircraft time
15,070 hours, 22,036 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23080013
Part serial
7349
Condition
Shorted
Location
Apu
Part time
5,329 hours, 7,485 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. APU GEN DROPPED OFF LINE. APU SHUT ITSELF DOWN. REPLACED APU CURRENT SENSOR RELAY (FOUND MELTED). FOUND WIRES AT APU STARTER GENERATOR TERMINAL BOARD MELTED. REPLACED APU STARTER GEN WITH SERVICEABLE STARTER GENERATOR. REMOVED DAMAGED TERMINALS AND TRIMMED OFF DAMAGED WIRE ENDS. SWEDGED ON NEW TERMINALS AS REQUIRED. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF APU STARTER/GEN. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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