Service difficulty report · Generator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 18, 2001
Submitted
February 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53241
Aircraft time
28,689 hours, 22,618 cycles
Part
Generator
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Component
Panel · 947F9453
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT CRUISE ALT RT GEN FAILED WITH AN AC CROSSTIE LOCKOUT. RT GEN WAS RESTORED AND FLT CONTINUED WITH GENS ISOL. NO FURTHER EVENTS. APU INOP ON PREV MCO/PLAC. CKD CSD SVC, CKS GOOD. FOUND GEN FAULT ON GCU. REPLACED SAME AND RAN ENGS. GENS AND AC CROSSTIE OPS NML PER PFHB. MCO ON APU GEN CLEARED.

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