Service difficulty report · Generator · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
August 13, 2006
Submitted
August 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N881LF
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53051
Aircraft time
46,103 hours, 32,757 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
41,190 hours, 28,485 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
976J2528
Part serial
TA3898
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Side
Part time
44,031 hours, 33,796 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, 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 AFTER ENGINE START, THE LT GENERATOR WAS OUT OF SERVICE, THE CORRESPONDING SWITCH WAS RESEATED AND FREQUENCY AND VOLTAGE WERE WITHOUT INDICATION. LT GCU, CSD AND CHIP DETECTOR WERE CHECKED AND NO FAILURE WAS DETECTED, THEREFORE, GENERATOR WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 24-1, CATEGORY (B). AIRCRAFT WAS REFUEL AND DISPATCHED. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, LT GENERATOR WAS REPLACED IAW MM 24-20-01, TESTED CORRECT. DEFERRED REPORT WAS CLOSED.

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