SDR MALA965202

Service difficulty report · Gcu · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824MA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
327
Part
Gcu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLT 3370 - EN ROUTE, THE NR 1 AC GEN LIGHT ILLUNMINATED. THE CREW RESET THE GENERATOR AND THEN THE NR 2 AC BUS, RT HORN, AND RT STALL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE LEFT AC BUS AND ASSOCIATED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP. MAINTENANCE CYCLED THE AC SWITCH AND ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMALLY THROUGH SEVERAL FEATHERING AND UNFEATHERING CYCLES. THE AC GCU'S WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. (M)