Service difficulty report · Generator · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
January 23, 2012
Submitted
January 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
093
Aircraft time
6,022 hours, 3,684 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
23291006
Part serial
Y20188
Condition
Burned
Location
Left
Part time
152 hours, 93 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT, THE LT GENERATOR INDICATED 201 AMPS AND THE RT GENERATOR INDICATED 137 AMPS. THIS IS TWICE THE NORMAL TOTAL LOAD FOR THE ACFT. THIS IS A REPEAT WRITE UP. ON APPROACH THERE WAS A FAINT "BURNED WIRE SMELL". WE TURNED OFF THE BAGGAGE HEAT AND CABIN SWITCHES AND LANDED NORMAL. SUP: REPLACED THE NOW NR 1 DC STARTER/GENERATOR IAW MM 24-30-06. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 24-30-00. INSPECTED HEAT BLANKETS AND RAN DH7 WIRING. ALL CHECK GOOD. WHILE PERFORMING EMERGENCY RUN FOUND NO BURNING SMELL WHILE HAVING BAGGAGE HEAT AND CABIN SWITCHES ON.