# SDR Q5QA2020012701

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 27, 2020
- Submitted: January 27, 2020
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N432CV
- Make and model: Pilats PC1245
- Aircraft serial: 119
- Aircraft time: 7,299 hours, 9,637 cycles
- System (JASC): [2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2497)
- Part: Terminal
- Condition: Burned
- Location: Nr 2 Generator
- Part time: 16,364 hours, 18,441 cycles
- Stage of operation: TX
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: D
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q5QA2020012701

## Discrepancy

PILOT NOTED AFTER ENGINE START THAT GENERATOR 2 WAS TRIPPED OFF LINE.   THE PILOT MEL'D GENERATOR 2 AND RETURNED TO HOME BASE.  A TECHNICIAN NOTED UPON AN INSPECTION OF GENERATOR 2 THAT THE RING TERMINAL ATTACHED TO THE GENERATOR OUTPUT POST (B+) WAS SEVERELY HEAT DAMAGE DUE TO HIGH RESISTANCE.  THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE RING TERMINAL AND, AS A PRECAUTION, REPLACED THE GENERATOR 2.  NO FURTHER ACTION WAS REQUIRED.  GENERATOR 2 OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY.

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