Service difficulty report · Generator · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 17, 2001
Submitted
August 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49454
Part
Generator
Part number
976J2528
Part serial
OH5421
Condition
Defective
Location
Engines
Stage of operation
CR
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

MSP - FLT 1103 - EN ROUTE ORD-SEA - LEFT GENERATOR TRIPPED IN FLIGHT. RESET AND TRIPPED AGAIN AFTER FIVE MINUTES. AIR INTERRUPTED AND LANDED MSP WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT GENERATOR CONTROL UNITS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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