SDR HALA97110

Service difficulty report · Generator · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
May 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N148AA
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46703
Part
Generator
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 465 - HNL - AIR RETURN, AFTER T/O WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 16,000 FT THE NR 3 GEN DROPPED OFF LINE, RESET GEN CONTROL SWITCH. VOLTS RETURNED TO 118 AND FREQ 401. PULLED GALLEY OVEN C/B'S NR 5 AND NR 6. PUT GEN NR 3 ON LINE AND PARALLED GEN'S. LATER IN FLT NR 2 GEN DROPPED OFF LINE. VOLTS AND FREQ WERE ZERO. THEN NR 3 GEN DROPPED OFF LINE AGAIN. WHILE ONLY OPERATING ON NR 1 GEN DURING RETURN THE NR 1 GEN VOLTS WERE 119 AND FREQ WAS 401. REPLACED NR 3 GEN AND CSD. LEAK CHECK OK, CONDITION SAME. PERFORMED PART POWER ELECT LOAD CHECKED ALL 3 ENG'S FOR 20 MIN. ALL GEN'S WHEN PARALLED CHECKED NORMAL. PLACARD REMOVED FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. (M)

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