# Incident 20020829030779I: Doug DC1030, Charleston, SC, August 29, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2002, 10:23 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Afb-International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WRLA
- Location: 32.8986° N, 80.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (CHS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8986&lon=-80.0405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14075, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14075-2013-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 (registry code 3023501, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-45A2 (registry code 30017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-45a2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1030
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020829030779I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON AUGUST 29, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:23 AM, N14075 WAS ON THE GROUND WHILE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE PERFORMING ROUTINE SERVICING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS POWERED BY EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL POWER ONLY. GROUND PERSONNEL HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT'S CENTER ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT AND FOUND A TERMINAL STRIP'S (P/N MS227212-5-3) CENTER LUG HAD EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL ARC. ONLY CIRCUIT BREAKER (C/B) "PHASE A" OF THE AC BUS 1 TRIPPED AUTOMATICALLY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL MANUALLY PULLED CBS FOR PHASE "B AND C." CBS FOR PHASES "B AND C" WOULD NOT MANUALLY RESET.

## Other reports on N14075 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040410006949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040410006949A), Apr 10, 2004: Doug DC1030 (N14075), Substantial damage. (-23) On April 10, 2004 at 2258 EDT, world airways aircraft N14075, DC-10-30, s/n 46922, was on flight 725 from naples, italy to naval air station norfolk.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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