Service difficulty report · Electrical Sys · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
November 5, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC739B
Aircraft time
22,217 hours
Part
Electrical Sys
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) A/C ENROUTE AT 6000 FT, EXPERIENCED TURBULENCE AND ST.ELMO`S FIRE. AFTER SOME TIME, LIGHTNING APPEARED AS A BLUE LIGHT (AS REPORTED BY PASSENGER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, ALL ELECTRICAL POWER (BOTH BATTERIES AND GENERATORS) WAS LOST. AIRCREW RESET THE BATTERIES AFTER ESTABLISHING A SAFE FLIGHT ATTITUDE WITH THEIR PERSONAL FLASH LIGHTS. POWER WAS RESTORED AS SOON AS BATTERY RESET WAS ATTEMPTED. FLIGHT CONTINUED. MAINTENANCE WAS CONTACTED. AS THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE, ENTRIES WERE MADE IN THE JOURNEY LOG AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20071108001)