Service difficulty report · Generator · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 1, 2006
Submitted
September 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4053
Aircraft time
12,554 hours, 12,784 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
11522184
Part serial
100C0288
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Ac System
Part time
11,162 hours, 11,246 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
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

RDD FLIGHT NR 2309: NR 1 AC GEN FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONDUCTED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST ITEMS. LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. NO LOAD OBSERVED ON NR 1 AC GEN. MAINTENANCE INTERROGATED CDS AND FOUND AC GEN CHIP DETECTOR FLAGGED AND PERFORMED THE ENGINE INSPECTION AFTER AC GEN FAIL IAW Q400 AMM TASK 05-53-00-210-819. NO BYPASS INDICATED ON THE MAIN OIL FILTER OR SACAVENGE OIL FILTER. REMOVED AND INSPECTED FOR DEBIRS IN THE SACAVAGE FILTER - NONE FOUND. INSTALLTED NEW FILTER. REMOVED AND EXAMINED THE MAIN OIL FILTER. NO DEBRIS FOUND. INSTALLED NEW ELEMENT. C/W PAR 5 C; OSC OUT. REMOVED AC CHIP DETECTOR DUE TO IT BEING FLAGGED. REMOVED FUZZ FROM DETECTOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AC GENERATOR. OPS CHECK GOOD. REMOVED