# SDR ABXA040036

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 29, 2003
- Submitted: January 21, 2004
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N816AX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N816AX), registered now
- Make and model: Doug DC-8-63F
- Registry model: [Doug DC-8-63F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 46093
- Aircraft time: 73,198 hours, 25,966 cycles
- System (JASC): [2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2497)
- Part: Wire
- Part number: 051306D23392
- Condition: Burned
- Location: Generator
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: B, J
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040036

## Discrepancy

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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