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FAA incident report · Cessna 310J · Richmond, VA · December 11, 1997

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Date
December 11, 1997 · 07:30 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Richmond International - Byrd Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3031L
Reported as
Cessna 310J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,080 total40 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N3031LRegistered now · Cessna 310JS/N 310J0031 · Built 1965Airframe modelCessna 310JEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on December 11, 1997, aircraft departed bct en-route to bwi, when the pilot diverted to ric due to a generator failure and loss of radio communications. The aircraft landed successfully at 07:30 local time and taxied to the ramp without further event. A certificated repair station trouble shot the aircraft electrical system and made the following corrective action: replaced the left engine generator brushes and cleaned the commutator, and replaced the right generator. The aircraft was returned to service by the repair station. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 11, 1997, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BCT EN-ROUTE TO BWI, WHEN THE PILOT DIVERTED TO RIC DUE TO A GENERATOR FAILURE AND LOSS OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY AT 07:30 LOCAL TIME AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. A CERTIFICATED REPAIR STATION TROUBLE SHOT THE AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND MADE THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR BRUSHES AND CLEANED THE COMMUTATOR, AND REPLACED THE RIGHT GENERATOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE BY THE REPAIR STATION. INCIDENT CLOSED.