Service difficulty report · Generator · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 26, 2004
Submitted
February 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft time
22,332 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Generator
Condition
Overheated
Location
Right
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) RT GEN FAILED DURING TAXI TO GATE. GEN DISCONNECTED & QRH PROCEDURE COMPLETED BY CREW. FOR FOLLOWING FLT, A/C DISPATCHED IAW MEL 24-1. 4 HOUR FLT CONDUCTED TO NEXT STA & ON ARRIVAL, MX NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM NR 2 ENG. INVEST REVEALED PAINT BLISTERING ON LOWER COWL IN VICINITY OF GEN. A/C GEN FOUND SMOLDERING & EMITTING HIGH LEVELS OF HEAT & GEN HOUSING FOUND DISCOLORED. CSD NOT DISCONNECTED & IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE DISCONN IAW QRH & MEL PROCEDURES. WITHOUT DISCONNECTING DRIVE, GEN WILL CONTINUE TO SPIN. TO AVOID SUCH THIS, OPS WILL REVISED QRH & MEL PROCEDURES IN ORDER TO DISCONNECT CSD FOLLOWING GEN DISCONNECT.

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