Service difficulty report · Ckt Breaker · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
October 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18544
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47219
Part
Ckt Breaker
Condition
Failed
Location
Left Ac Bus
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE B-PHASE CIRCUIT BREAKER ON LEFT AC BUS POPPED FOLLOWED BY ALL FORWARD LT, RT AND CENTER FUEL BOOST PUMP CB. THE A-PHASE CIRCUIT BREAKER ON RADIO RACK COOLING FAN POPPED AND LIGHTS ON RT SIDE IN CABIN WENT OUT AS WELL AS CAPT'S INSTRUMENT LIGHTS, VOR AND RADIOS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO CLE. A CHECK OF ALL BOOST PUMPS, RADIO RACK COOLING FAN AND ALL MISC LIGHTS/EQUIPMENT POWERED BY LT AC BUS WAS PERFORMED AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. A CHECK OF ALL GENERATORS PERFORMED WITH NO PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT AC BUS B-PHASE CB AT FAULT. THE B-PHASE CB WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. ALL AC DISTRIBUTION CHECKED GOOD.

More about the Doug DC-9-32