Service difficulty report · Generator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 31, 2007
Submitted
April 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N992DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53344
Aircraft time
40,223 hours, 30,375 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
48,466 hours, 38,637 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
976J2528
Part serial
4107
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT 1000 FT AGL BOTH ENG GENERATORS WERE PROVIDING INTERMIT POWER. BOTH SIDES PFD AND ND WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF WITH THE PWR CYLING. THIS WAS HAPPENING EVERY 1-2 SECS. CAPTS SIDE SWITCHED TO STBY PWR TO REGAIN INST. THE F/O SIDE CONTINUED TO FLICKER AFTER 30 SECS WHEN THE APU WAS UP AND RUNNING PLACED THE F/O SIDE ON APU GEN AFTER TRIPPING THE RT GEN MANUALLY. AFTER THAT WE DID THE CAPTS SIDE AND IT ALL WORKED FINE. WE HAD NO AC CROSS-TIE LOCK OUT DID NOT NOTICE FREQS OR VOLTS AT THE TIME.REPLACED RT GENERATOR AND CSD PER AMM OPS CKS OK.

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