Service difficulty report · Generator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 26, 2018
Submitted
December 27, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49984
Aircraft time
74,516 hours, 55,276 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
82,831 hours, 44,233 cycles
Part
Generator
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WITH RIGHT ENGINE GENERATOR ON DEFERRAL, APPROACHING IND, RT BUS LOST POWER, WITH APU RUNNING. RESET APU ON SHORT FINAL AND REGAINED POWER TO RT BUS. AIRPLANE NOT SUITABLE FOR MC FLIGHT. APPROACH WAS SISUAL ONLY WITH AIRSPEED SETTING KNOB NOR RESPONSIVE UNTIL APU RESET. ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF COCKPIT DARK. R/R APU RT PWR RELAY PER MD88 MM 24-20. R/R RT ENG GENERATOR PER MD88 24-20 R/R RT CSD PER MD88 24-10. R/R RT GEN PWR RELAY PER MD88 MM 24-20. ALL OPS CHECKS NORMAL. RAN ENG. LEFT ENG GEN AND APU WILL PICK UP RT BUS W/ RT GEN OFF. A/C OK FOR SVC. R/R APU GCU PER MD88 MM 49-20. APU OPS NORMAL. SDR REPORTED DUE TO AIRCRAFT MOMENTARILY BEING DOWN TO ONE POWER SOUCE. (LP5081252)

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