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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Embraer EMB-145LR · Manchester, NH · May 15, 2013

Date
May 15, 2013 · 23:04 local
Place
Manchester, NH
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CHQA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N271SK
Reported as
Embraer EMB-145LR
Reported engine
Allison AE-3007A
People aboard
25
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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

During initial climbout of klga the crew heard a relay clicking about once every 10 seconds from behind the captains seat. This prompted a view of the MFD electrical page, which showed the #2 DC generator carrying the entire electrical load for the DC bus 2 network, with the #4 generator available, but no current load indicated. During cruise flight @ approximately. FL210, all 4 engine driven DC generators dropped off the main DC busses, and as a consequence, the nose landing gear doors opened, while cruising between 290 to 300 KTS. The flight crew followed the qrh and an emergency was declared and the aircraft diverted to and landed at kmht, without further incident. Maintenance replaced the #2 generator and #2 generator control unit (gcu) and there have been no further events reported.

As the FAA filed it

DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT OF KLGA THE CREW HEARD A RELAY CLICKING ABOUT ONCE EVERY 10 SECONDS FROM BEHIND THE CAPTAINS SEAT. THIS PROMPTED A VIEW OF THE MFD ELECTRICAL PAGE, WHICH SHOWED THE #2 DC GENERATOR CARRYING THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL LOAD FOR THE DC BUS 2 NETWORK, WITH THE #4 GENERATOR AVAILABLE, BUT NO CURRENT LOAD INDICATED. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT @ APPROXIMATELY. FL210, ALL 4 ENGINE DRIVEN DC GENERATORS DROPPED OFF THE MAIN DC BUSSES, AND AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS OPENED, WHILE CRUISING BETWEEN 290 TO 300 KTS. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AND LANDED AT KMHT, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #2 GENERATOR AND #2 GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (GCU) AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER EVENTS REPORTED.

Other reports on N271SK · 1

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