Service difficulty report · Relay · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
June 4, 2004
Submitted
June 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49641
Aircraft time
31,802 hours, 22,170 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
VS534
Condition
Failed
Location
Glide Slope
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DURING ENGINE START, VHF NAV NR 1 FAILED. VHF NR 1 CONTROL PANEL, DFGC AND VOR RECEPTOR WERE REPLACED AND FAIL CONTINUE. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND HIGH FREQUENCY ON LT GENERATOR WAS DETECTED. LT GENERATOR WAS INOPERATIVE AND AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, RELAY R2-47 WAS REPLACED IAW WDM 24-23-00 AND TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 34-32-00, ALL CORRECT.

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