Service difficulty report · Generator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 20, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
60,192 hours, 66,298 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Generator
Condition
Burned
Location
Nr 1 Dc
Part time
60,192 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ACFT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING INBOUND. AT THE TIME OF THE STRIKE THE NR 1 DC GENERATOR WENT OFF LINE BUT WAS RESET SUCCESSFULLY. DURING THE LIGHTNING STRIKE INSP DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ON THE ACFT: THE LT AILERON TIP HAD A HOLE (THE AILERON TIP WAS REPLACED), THERE WERE BURN MARKS ON THE BELLY OF THE ACFT IN 22 PLACES (ALL WERE REPAIRED IAW VARIOUS RDS), THE NR 1 DME WAS REPORTED AS UNSERVICEABLE BUT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TESTED SERVICEABLE, THE CAUTION LIGHTS PANEL WOULD NOT DIM (PANEL WAS REPLACED), THE TAXI LIGHT LENS WAS MELTED IN ONE SPOT (LENS REPLACED), THE NR 2 ATC TRANSPONDER ANTENNA WAS BURNED (ANTENNA REPLACED), THE AUX INVERTER WAS FAILED (INVERTER REPLACED).