SDR ABXA040036

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
December 29, 2003
Submitted
January 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46093
Aircraft time
73,198 hours, 25,966 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
051306D23392
Condition
Burned
Location
Generator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 3 GENERATOR UNPARALLED LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, NO VOLTS, NO FREQS. RESET, NO VOLTS, NO FREQS, DISCONNECTED. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE GENERATOR IAW 24-20-01-4-0002. DURING OPS CHECK, NOTED SPARKS COMING FROM THE TOP OF ENGINE. FOUND T1, T2, AND T3 WIRES SHORTED AT AFT OF THE PYLON CONNECTOR BOX. REPLACED WIRES IN NR 3 ENGINE PYLON (GENERATOR FEEDER CABLES) IAW DC8 MM 24-20-13 AND AVBORNE W/O 24003. ENGINE RUN OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC8 MM 24-10-00 AND 71-00-00.

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