Service difficulty report · Generator · Amd FALCON7X

Difficulty date
November 7, 2022
Submitted
December 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998RW
Make and model
Amd FALCON7X
Aircraft serial
196
Aircraft time
1,914 hours, 801 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
30089006
Part serial
P1846
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
CL
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

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE NO3 ENGINE GENERATOR FAILED DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. THE FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO RETURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND LAND SO THE MAINTENANCE TEAM COULD EVALUATE. THE BASE MAINTENANCE TEAM CONFIRMED DISCREPANCY AND REPLACED THE GENERATOR WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.