Service difficulty report · Generator · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
May 15, 2004
Submitted
May 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N318FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46837
Aircraft time
72,423 hours, 18,682 cycles
Part
Generator
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 2 & Nr 3
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT ROTATION (MAIN WHEEL LIFTOFF), CAPTAIN LOST ALL INSTRUMENTS. THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON S/O PANEL: GEN 1 OFF, L EMER AC BUS OFF, AC BUS 1 OFF, AC BUS TIE 1 ISOL, L EMER DC BUS OFF, DC BUS 1 OFF. SEVERAL WARNING HORNS GOING OFF THAT COULD NOT BE SILENCED. ON T/O ROLL, ALL ENGINES WERE PRODUCING THRUST, BUT IT TOOK ENGINE NR 1 N2 GAUGE UNTIL 100 KNOTS TO SHOW A PROPER INDICATION, IT WAS CYCLING PRYOR TO THAT. WHILE FLYING BACK TO KIND, GEN NR 1 KEPT COMING ON LINE DROPING OFF. EVENTUALLY IT FIXED ITSELF JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, EVEN PARALLELED THE GENS. HEAVY RAIN CAME THROUGH WHILE A/C SAT ON RAMP. DRIED VISIBLE WATER, FACT 1, NR 2, NR 3 ENG AC GENERATOR ADJ/TEST GOOD PER MM.

More about the Doug DC-10-30