Service difficulty report · Generator · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 10, 2009
Submitted
September 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9629H
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53599
Aircraft time
31,569 hours, 14,764 cycles
Part
Generator
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
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

IN FLIGHT, NUMBER TWO ENGINE GENERATOR FAILED AND WOULD NOT RESET. APU WOULD NOT START IN FLIGHT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NUMBER TWO ENGINE GENERATOR AND RIGHT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE.

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