Service difficulty report · Electrical Sys · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 21, 2012
Submitted
February 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53289
Aircraft time
62,632 hours, 26,565 cycles
Part
Electrical Sys
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

INFLIGHT, CREW REPORTED AUTO-PILOT AND AUTO-THROTTLES DISCONNECTED WITH NUMERIOUS CAWS WARNINGS AND HORNS GOING OFF. AIRCRAFT WENT DARK AND EMERGENCY POWER WAS SELECTED. AUXILIARY POWER UNIT CAME ONLINE BUT HAD TO DISCONNECT LEFT GENERATOR FOR APU TO PICK UP BUSSES. EMERGENCY DECLARED, FLIGHT DIVERTED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT GENERATOR, LEFT AND RIGHT A/C POWER RELAYS, AND LEFT AND RIGHT GENERATOR CONTROL UNITS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL.

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