Service difficulty report · Generator · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
November 26, 2014
Submitted
December 1, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
46835
Aircraft time
93,396 hours, 26,666 cycles
Part
Generator
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF LOST NR 1 GENERATOR THEN NR 3. STARTED APU, AND ABLE TO REGAIN BUSS 1 BUT NOT BUSS 3. MULTIPLE ALERTS, FOLLOWED QRH. RECEIVED NUMEROUS ALERTS AGAIN AT TOP OF DESCENT. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND WATER ON MAIN DECK, LOOKED IN CAC FOUND BOTTOM OF GCU'S WET, ABOUT ONE INCH OF ICE IN BELLY AROUND CAC DOOR. BPCU IN STOCK, GCU'S ORDERING 3 GCU'S. PERFORMED OPERATIONS TESTS ON AMPU, ASCU, PSC 1/2, APU, GCU'S 1/2/3, MSC, RAD ALT 1 & 2 & EPCU. ALL TESTED NORMAL. PERFORMED AUTO LAND TEST ON BOTH FCC'S TO CHECK INTEGRITY OF SYS, ALL NORMAL. ACFT REMAINS CAT III IAW 22-00-00-5. NO EVIDENCE OF WATER FOUND IN CAC AREA, ALL WATER WAS REMOVED FROM UPPER DECK & NO WATER EVIDENCE IN ACFT. TAXIED ACFT AROUND FIELD & NO WATER FOUND AFTER TAXI. ACFT OK TO CONTINUE IAW AMM 24-33-03-5, 36-10-02-5, 24-08-01-5, 24-21-02-2, 34-42-01-2, 22-00-00-5, 32-42-01-5, 31-42-01-5 AND 24-08-01-5.

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