Service difficulty report · Generator · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
December 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N934ML
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47526
Part
Generator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DTW - FLT 703 - AFTER LEVELING AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, LEFT GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF LINE. SEVERAL RESET ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. USED APU TO CARRY LEFT BUSS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, APU GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF LINE, WOULD'NT RESET. HOWEVER, LEFT GENERATOR DID RESET AND STAYED ON LINE. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER AN AC CROSS-TIE LOCKOUT OCCURRED, LTR VOLTS AND FREQS NORMAL. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKOUT OF AC GENERATION SYSTEM IAW DC 9 MM 24-20-0. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL. NO MALFUNCTIONS NOTED. (M)

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