SDR ASOA97065

Service difficulty report · Elect System · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
December 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631AS
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
362
Part
Elect System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
G, H, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EN ROUTE VPS-ATL, DC BUSS 1 CYCLED ON AND OFF, MFC 2A CYCLED ON AND OFF, THEN FAILED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DIVERTED TO CSG WHERE LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY AND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ATL MX WAS DISPATCHED, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FOLLOWING; MFC NR 2 BPCU, BPC AND NR 1 GCU. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD ON THE GROUND IN CSG, HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN ON APPROACH TO ATL, THE DC BUSS 1 AND DC GEN FELL OFF LINE. ATL MX INSPECTED ALL WIRES, BUS BARS AND CONNECTORS AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EXTERNAL POWER CONTACTOR, THE NR 1 GENERATOR CONTACTOR AND THE NR 1 STARTER GENERATOR. NR 1 GENERATOR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES DURING GROUND RUNS. ALL OPS CHECK GOOD AND THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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