Service difficulty report · Panel · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
October 28, 2000
Submitted
October 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N870BX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46036
Aircraft time
59,434 hours, 29,298 cycles
Part
Panel
Part number
50130003
Part serial
357
Condition
Defective
Location
Gen Bay
Part time
59,434 hours, 29,298 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM LRD TO BRO, DURING DESCENT LOST OF ALL GENERATOR ELECTRICAL POWER WAS EXPERIENCED. THE FLT CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCEDURES AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WAS RESTORED. ALL GENERATOR OPERATING PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS WAS EXPERIENCED AGAIN. THE FLT CREW ONCE AGAIN FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCEDURES, LEAVING THE GENERATORS BUS TIE RELAYS IN AN ISOLATED CONDITION. THE FLT CONTINUED TO BRO FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT GENERATORS AND SYSTEM COMPONENTS WHICH REVEALED A DEFECTIVE BUS TIE PROTECTION PANEL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PANEL, PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPANY JET RUN HANDBOOK.

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