Service difficulty report · Buss · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
September 12, 2017
Submitted
October 26, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N886MA
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE86
Aircraft time
20,890 hours, 28,964 cycles
Part
Buss
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT DEPARTED, AFTER ABOUT 10 MIN INTO FLIGHT, PILOT EXPERIENCED A RIGHT GENERATOR TIE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT. THE PILOT RESET THE BUSS TIE, BUT LIGHT CAME BACK ON. SHORTLY AFTER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED A SECOND TIME THE LT GENERATOR FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AT THAT POINT THE LOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO GCN. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT STARTED TO NOTICE FAILURES OF SEVERAL SYSTEMS. PILOT EFIS TUBES FAILED, FLAPS FAILED, NR 2 COMMS FAILED, LEFT AC BUSS FAILED. ON LANDING THE PILOT ENSURED THE LANDING GEAR HAD THREE GREEN BUT WHEN THEY TOUCHED DOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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