Service difficulty report · Transformer · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
February 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53390
Part
Transformer
Part number
1B1901
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Elect Sys
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH GEAR LOWERED, ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEGAN TO CHATTER AND LIGHTS FLICKER. FLIGHT INSTRUMENT CRT'S BLANKED. SELECTED EMERGENCY POWER FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS AND OPERATION RETURNED. REMOVED LEFT CONVERTER UNIT AND LEFT TRANSFORMER. CLEANED LARGE AMOUNT OF DE-ICING FLUID FROM THE EQUIPMENT BAY. REPLACED CEU AND TRANSFORMER, NO HELP. FWD LEFT GEN TO MCO. EPCU FAULTS LT CONVERTER EU FAILED AND LT CONVERTER POWER FEEDER. REPLACED CEU AND FOUND CONV TRANSFORMER ASSEMBLY TO HAVE A BURNT ELECTRICAL SMELL. REPLACED SAME AND OPERATION NORMAL.

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