Service difficulty report · Generator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 4, 2013
Submitted
December 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
292
Aircraft time
53,991 hours, 59,834 cycles
Part
Generator
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER ROTATION, NR 2 AC GENERATOR CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER, NR 2 AC GENERATOR HOT CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CYCLED GENERATOR OFF IAW CHECK LIST. NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS FLOATING BETWEEN 45 AND 55. FEATHERED NR 2 ENGINE AND PRESSURE STABILIZED AT ABOUT 50 PSI. CHECKED OIL LEVEL. OIL LEVEL AT MINIMUM. GROUND RAN ACFT AND INSPECTED NR 2 AC GENERATOR. NOTED EXCESSIVE OIL SATURATION WITH SOME LOSS INDICATED ON OIL LEVEL. CHECKED ENGINE CONDITION PANEL AND NOTED AC GENERATOR SCAVENGE OIL FILTER AND GEAR BOX OIL CHIP DETECTOR FLAGGED. SCAVENGE FILTER RESET.