Service difficulty report · Contactor · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
April 2, 2016
Submitted
May 18, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
ULXR905L
City of Los Angeles-General Services
Aircraft
N303FD
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Aircraft serial
41012
Aircraft time
1,330 hours
Part
Contactor
Part number
K300B5C5
Part serial
CP70304
Condition
Burned
Location
Buss Tie
Part time
1,330 hours
Stage of operation
HO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER EXECUTING SEVERAL PRACTICE HOIST EVOLUTIONS, SMELLED A FAINT ODOR OF BURNING ELECTRICAL AND SIMULTANEOUSLY EXPERIENCED A 2 GEN FAIL WITH A BUS TIE FAIL IN THE CAS WINDOW. THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A K10 BUSS TIE CONTACTOR FAILURE. THIS CONTACTOR CONNECTS THE NR 1 AND NR 2 MAIN LOAD BUSES.

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