SDR GTIA020516

Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
May 20, 2002
Submitted
June 10, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822NK
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49392
Part
Connector
Part number
947K9452
Part serial
XG1139
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLL - FLT 1440 - AT 30,000 ON CLIMB-OUT, LT ENGINE GENERATOR DROPPED OFFLINE, CROSSTIE LOCKOUT LIGHT ON LT GEN FEEDER FAULT LIGHT ON LT GEN OFF LIGHT ON LOSS OF CONT LT AC BUS POWER OCCURRED. FOLLOWED QRH, DESCENDED TO 24,000, THE APU FINALLY STARTED. QRH CREW PLACED LT APU BUS SWITCH ON AND CONT. RECOVERED LT AC BUS. CROSSTIE LOCKOUT AND LT GEN FEEDER FAULT REMAINED RETURNED TO FLL FOR A MX RTB. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN AND PERFORMED AC GENERATOR PREFERENTIAL AND LOAD CHECK. OPENED NR 1 ENGINE COWLING AND INSPECTION GENERATOR FEEDER CABLES FROM AC GENERATOR FROM AC GENERATOR TO THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. NO DEFECTS NOTED, FOUND GENERATOR FEEDER CONNECTOR LOOSE AT ENGINE FIREWALL, SECURED CONNECTOR. (M)

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