Service difficulty report · Coil · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 19, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Part
Coil
Condition
Open Circuit
Location
Start/Gen
Component
Lucas · 23088002A
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
H, P
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

(CAN)AIRCRAFT LOST PRESSURIZATION IN FLIGHT. FOLLOWING EMERGENCY DESCENT CREW NOTICED THE LH DC BUSSES WERE OFF-LINE WITHOUT INDICATION.EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR FAILED DC GENERATOR CARRIED OUT, AT WHICH TIME BUSS TIE CLOSED. THE STARTER GENERATOR CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON, BUT STARTER GENERATOR WOULD NOT RESET. GENERATOR TEARDOWN SHOWED AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE STATOR COIL.