Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
November 25, 2001
Submitted
November 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53396
Aircraft time
15,555 hours, 8,302 cycles
Engine time
16,485 hours, 8,839 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Electrical Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AIR TURNBACK DUE TO LEFT GENERATOR CYCLED RAPIDLY WITH RELAY CLICKING SOUND AFTER TAKEOFF. AFTER TAKING GENERATOR OFF LINE THE CLICKING STOPPED. REPLACED COTA AND REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE.

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