Service difficulty report · Generator · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 20, 2006
Submitted
April 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4053
Aircraft time
11,432 hours, 11,754 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
11522184
Part serial
0109C0254
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Part time
9,544 hours, 10,113 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PDX FLIGHT NR 2442 - AFTER PUSH BACK WHEN CONDITION LEVERS WERE BROUGHT UP OUT OF START AND FEATHER, THE NR 2 AC GEN CAUTION LIGHT FAILED TO GO OUT. THE RAC BUSS CAUTION LIGHT WAS NOTED TO BE ON ALSO. A BUSS RESET ATTEMPT CAUSED THE RAC BUSS CAUTION LIGHT TO GO OUT BUT NOT THE NR 2 AC GEN CAUTION LIGHT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 AC GENERATOR IAW MTC 6242101. ALL CHECKS GOOD. NO LEAKS DETECTED. NO ABNORMALITIES OBSERVED AFTER THE NR 2 AC GENERATOR WAS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.