Service difficulty report · Generator · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
March 24, 2007
Submitted
March 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46125
Aircraft time
83,477 hours, 30,674 cycles
Part
Generator
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 4
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 4 GEN HAD TO BE RESET AFTER ENG START BEFORE IT CAME ON LINE. WITHIN 2 MIN OF PARALLELING GENS, AND PULLING OUT OF THE BLOCKS, NR 4 GEN UNPARALLELED LIGHT ILLUM. ABNORMAL PROC WAS COMPLETED, RESTORING NR 4 GEN TO THE PARALLELED STATUS. WITHIN 2 MIN OF RESTORING THE NR 4 GEN, NR 4 GEN UNPARALLELED LIGHT ILLUM AGAIN. WITH BOTH FAILURES, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG HEARD FROM THE ELEC DIST CENTER AND ALSO SOME SMOKE SMELLED. TRANSFERRED TO DMI LIST NR 28550 PER MEL 24-1-1 SP 24-1 C/W PLACARD INST.

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