Service difficulty report · Volt Regulator · Lkheed 382G

Difficulty date
December 20, 2014
Submitted
December 22, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401LC
Make and model
Lkheed 382G
Aircraft serial
4606
Aircraft time
53,898 hours, 31,318 cycles
Part
Volt Regulator
Part number
3S2060DR113A1
Part serial
6600146
Condition
Smoke
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING SCHEDULED FLIGHT, THE CREW NOTED A SMOKEY ODOR IN COCKPIT AND OBSERVED LIGHT SMOKE FROM THE NR 1 VOLTAGE REGULATOR. VOLTAGE REGULATOR STOPPED SMOKING AFTER BRIEF INTERVAL. REPLACED VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND NR 1 GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT IAW SMP 581 24-20.