What was found
DURING TAXI OUT, LT AC GEN FAILED TO COME ON LINE. PAX REPORTED SMOKE AND FLAMES EXIT A/C OF EXHAUST HOLE. A/C RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LT AC GEN. ALL CHECKS GOOD DONE IAW SF340MM CHAP 24.
- Difficulty date
- May 7, 2004
- Submitted
- May 12, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N416XJ
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B416
- Aircraft time
- 17,061 hours, 18,982 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2420 · AC Generation System
- Part
- Generator
- Part number
- 31342003
- Part serial
- OFF99047
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Left Ac
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.