Service difficulty report · Terminal · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 1, 2010
Submitted
December 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N931TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49527
Aircraft time
64,597 hours, 32,274 cycles
Part
Terminal
Condition
Loose
Location
Electrical Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

OMA - CREW REPORTED RIGHT GENERATOR FAILED AND ELECTRICAL ODOR IN CABIN. FIRST OFFICERS INSTRUMENTS WENT BLANK AND THE FLIGHT WAS IN INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED OMA LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND TERMINALS 4, 5 AND 6 NEUTRAL LOADS LOOSE AT BUSS BAR IN NACELLE JUNCTION BOX. TIGHTENED TERMINALS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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