Flybe DH8D near Manchester on Oct 23rd 2013, multiple electrical system failures
Last Update: June 12, 2014 / 18:19:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 23, 2013
Classification
Report
Airline
Flybe
Flight number
BE-2066
Departure
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
G-JECJ
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The British AAIB released their bulletin that initial investigation results suggested a malfunction of the right hand starter/generator, which should have triggered relay K2 to operate and disconnect the right hand DC bus from the generator, however, it appeared the auxiliary contacts within the relay remained open preventing the disconnect of the main contacts and relay 21 to operate connecting the right hand DC-Bus to the left hand DC-Bus. Instead, the right hand DC-Bus drained the battery until the battery was depleted - the failure scenario as recalled by the crew was consistent with such a scenario.
The manufacturer inspected the contacts of K2 and found severe pitting on the auxiliary contacts. The examination of the parts by the manufacturer is still ongoing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 23, 2013
Classification
Report
Airline
Flybe
Flight number
BE-2066
Departure
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
G-JECJ
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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