SDR MALA010179

Service difficulty report · Generator · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 8, 2001
Submitted
February 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
450
Part
Generator
Part number
51634002
Part serial
98028
Condition
Defective
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LT AC GENERATOR AND INTAKE LIGHT ON IN FLIGHT, EVERYTHING BUT INTAKE TRANSFERED. MAINTENANCE FOUND LT AC GEN CONTROL UNIT CONNECTOR CONTAMINATED, CLEANED CONNECTOR, REPLACED LT AC GEN CONTROL UNIT (P/N 51634-002), SN/OFF 98029, SN/ON 97059. IAW SF340 AMM 24-21-10-2. FAILED OPS CHECK. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LT AC GCU (P/N 51634-002) (S/N OFF 97059) (S/N ON 98028), FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, FAILED OPS CHECK. SWAPPED AC GEN FOR T-SHOOTING, FAILED OPS CHECK. RETURNED AC GEN TO ORIGINAL POSITION, LT & RT LEAK CHECK GOOD. REPLACED IAW SF340-AMM. LEFT AC GEN HARNESS-GCU CONNECTOR AT FAULT, DEFERRED LT AC GEN IAW MEL 24-21-18.

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