Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
August 7, 2001
Submitted
August 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N97841
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
280
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
8260121
Part serial
320
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
17,596 hours, 17,272 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, H, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE NUMBER TWO DC GEN FAULTED IN FLIGHT WITH BUS TWO FALLING OFFLINE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. DUR APPROACH GREEN HYD SYS LO PRESSURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CREW MANUALLY EXTENDED THE GEAR, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON LANDING THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS INOP WITH NO WARNINGS, AFTER SELECTING HYD CROSSFEED THE GREEN SYS CAME TO NORMAL PRESSURE, AND THE STEERING BEGAN OPERATION. AFTER TAXIING CLEAR OF RUNWAY 15L THE CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NUMBER TWO DC GENERATOR, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE AFFECTED SYSTEMS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS THEN TEST FLOWN SATISFACTORILY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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