Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
November 21, 2004
Submitted
December 3, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
28,867 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Control Unit
Part number
51539008C
Part serial
4934
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Generator
Part time
34,748 hours, 43,114 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING MAINTENANCE SERVICING, ENGINEER FOUND STARTER GENERATOR WARM. AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS COLD AND NO ATTEMPTED STARTS HAD BEEN MADE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND FAULT CAUSED BY GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT. DC GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.