What was found
PILOT SMELLED ELECTRICAL ODOR AND GENERATORS WOULD NOT COME ON TOGETHER. MECHANIC FOUND A LOOSE CABLE IN THE RIGHT ELECTRICAL CONSOLE THAT WAS ARCING. CLEANED AND TORQUED CABLE. PARALLELED GENERATORS.
- Difficulty date
- June 26, 2001
- Submitted
- September 27, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N898ML
- Make and model
- Swrngn SA227*
- Aircraft serial
- DC898B
- Engine
- Garrtt TPE331*
- System (JASC)
- 2420 · AC Generation System
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Elec Console
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.