Service difficulty report · Buss Bar · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 12, 2004
Submitted
November 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
292
Aircraft time
32,850 hours, 36,267 cycles
Part
Buss Bar
Part number
50309008
Part serial
000264
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Generator
Part time
21,037 hours, 23,118 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 3798 BWI TO LGA HAD TO DIVERT TO PHL DUE TO THE NR 1 DC GEN FAILING AND THEN THE NR 2 DC GEN FAILING. AIRCRAFT BRIEFLY ON BATTERY POWER. NAVS, PRESSURIZATION, AND ANTI-ICE SYSTEMS WERE LOST. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PHL. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CLEANED ALL ENGINE CONNECTORS AND WING ROOT CONNECTORS. THE BUSS BAR PROTECTION UNIT WAS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN, ALL SYSTEMS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.