Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
September 6, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft time
36,017 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
8260123
Part serial
96
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER DEPARTING, THE CREW OBSERVED A NR 2 GENERATOR FAULT AND THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO POINT OF DEPARTURE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (GCU) AN THE AIRCRAFT WAS CHECKED SERVICEABLE AN RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD MADE A SECOND DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 STARTER GENERATOR AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM REPORTED. (TC NR 20070911001)

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