Service difficulty report · Brush · Dhav DHC1B2S5

Difficulty date
May 4, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC1B2S5
Part
Brush
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Generator
Part time
672 hours
Component
Lucas · B1816
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, ALL RADIOS FUNCTIONING OK AND THEN MODE 'C' NOT PUTTING OUT SHORTLY AFTER VOLTMETER DROPPED AND LORAN WENT DEAD. COULD NOT TRANSMIT. RADAR ALERT PATTERNS WERE FLOWN. AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED OK. FOUND THE PIGTAIL LEAD ON ONE GENERATOR BRUSH BENT OVER THE FRAME THAT THE BRUSH SLIDES IN. THE BRUSH WAS NOT MAKING GOOD CONTACT, ALLOWING ARCING TO OCCUR. IT WAS BURNT, NOT ALLOWING A PROPER GENERATOR OUTPUT. GENERATOR ITSELF WAS OK.