Service difficulty report · Generator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 19, 2018
Submitted
July 25, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49338
Aircraft time
88,107 hours, 47,994 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
976J2528
Part serial
MJ6164
Condition
Faulty
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, LT CSD RED, DISCONNECTED CSD IAW QRH. VOLT FREQUENCY 0 PRIOR TO DISCONNECT. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO START THE APU, BUT APU DID NOT START IN FLIGHT, SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. APU STARTED FINE ON THE GROUND. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT CSD & GENERATOR IAW AMM 24-10-01-401. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. REMOVED & REPLACED APU START RELAY R2-63 IAW WDM 49-41-00, ACCOMPLISHED ALL TESTS, APU OPS CHECKED OK.

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