What was found
IN FLIGHT A LIGHT HAZE OF MIST OR SMOKE APPEARED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE LT AC GENERATOR FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE IDG GCU IAW CMP 242603.
- Difficulty date
- March 20, 2017
- Submitted
- March 23, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N421QS
- Make and model
- Gulstm GIVXG450
- Aircraft serial
- 4114
- Aircraft time
- 7,078 hours, 3,383 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2421 · AC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Gcu
- Part number
- 1702787B
- Part serial
- 0635
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Left
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B, S
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.