Service difficulty report · Generator · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
February 6, 2018
Submitted
February 12, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N257AF
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK517
Aircraft time
6,546 hours, 4,987 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Engine time
144 hours, 104 cycles
Part
Generator
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE LEFT GENERATOR VOLTS WENT TO ZERO, RIGHT GENERATOR OFF, CAWS ILLUMINATED. BOTH GENERATOR VOLTS ZERO, AMPS ZERO. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED, AND LANDED SAFELY. DETERMINED THE GENERATORS WERE AT FAULT. BOTH LT AND RT GENERATORS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNITS, LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 24-30-00 AND WI FJ44-3AP, LMM 71-00-00.

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