Service difficulty report · Warning System · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
March 14, 2019
Submitted
March 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552XJ
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20329
Aircraft time
8,641 hours, 3,806 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A CYAN ELECTRICAL FAULT, WHITE L BATT OFF, R BATT OFF, L GEN OFF AND R GEN OFF. THE ELECTRICAL PANEL SHOWED OFF LIGHTS IN ALL FOUR GENERATOR AND BATTERY SWITCHES, BUT, THE ELECTRICAL SYNOPTIC PAGE SHOWED ALL ELECTRICAL AND BUSSES IN WHITE (ENERGIZED). THE APU WAS STARTED, BUT THE GENERATOR DID NOT COME ON LINE RIGHT AWAY. THE FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY FOR A SUSPECTED LOSS OF POWER AND DIVERT INTO THE NEAREST AIRFIELD. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO APPROXIMATELY FL240, THE APU GENERATOR CAME ON LINE. ONCE ELECTRICAL POWER WAS POSITIVELY ESTABLISHED, THE CREW CANCELED THE EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE WAS SECURED TO INSPECT AND REPAIR THE AIRCRAFT. NO COMPONENTS WERE FOUND TO BE FAULTY, BUT BOMBARDIER DOES HAVE AN ADVISORY WIRE FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FLIGHT DISPLAY ISSUES DURING FLIGHT (AW300-24-0101 R2). THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER PERFORMED THE AW AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO NEW ISSUES SINCE THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.