Service difficulty report · Wire · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
February 5, 2015
Submitted
February 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440SF
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9457
Aircraft time
1,326 hours, 3,989 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Generator
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH, NR 1 GEN DISCONNECT APPEARED ON CAD. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESET GENERATOR, IT REMAINED OFFLINE. THE ACFT LANDED AND MAINTENACE WAS CONTACTED. A MECHANIC WENT TO ACFT AND DEFERRED THE DISCREPANCY AND THE ACFT WAS FLOWN TO THE MAIN MAINTENACE FACILITY. THE NEXT DAY A BROKEN WIRE WAS DISCOVERED AT THE NR 1 GENERATOR.