Service difficulty report · Wire · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
August 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744BA
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A105
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Generator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BOS - FLT 4575 - EN ROUTE TO ACK FROM BOS, THE LEFT DC GENERATOR DROPPED OFF LINE AND WOULD NOT RESET. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BOS, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND A WIRE BROKEN AT THE TERMINAL BLOCK OF THE GENERATOR. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED, ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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