Service difficulty report · Generator · Doug DC821

Difficulty date
April 8, 2005
Submitted
April 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501AM
Make and model
Doug DC821
Aircraft serial
49188
Aircraft time
59,402 hours, 44,450 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
9008D093
Part serial
OK7839
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Part time
11,760 hours, 8,724 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
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 AS A CONSEQUENCE OF YAW DAMPER AND ANTISKID LIGHTS TURNED ON. THE POWER RELAY GENERATOR AND AC CROSS TIE RELAY WERE REPLACED IAW MM 24-20-06 CORRECTING THE FAILURE, BUT DURING ENGINES RUNNING TEST WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO CROSS FEED FROM RIGHT GENERATOR TO LEFT GENERATOR. THE REPORT WAS DEFERRED BY MEL. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, THE RELAY R2-83 WAS REPLACED IAW WDM 24-22-00 AND GENERATION TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 24-20-00, ALL CORRECT. DEFERRED REPORT WAS CLOSED.

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