Service difficulty report · Gcu · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 7, 2007
Submitted
June 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4006
Aircraft time
13,708 hours, 10,341 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
11520924
Part serial
040C1134
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Part time
1,872 hours, 1,707 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SEA FLIGHT NR 2396: NR 2 AC GEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AC GENERATOR (PN 28B555-1, S/N 071C0358) IAW Q400 AMM 24-21-01, PAGES 401-410. NO HELP NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED AC GENERATOR GCU IAW Q400 AMM PAGES 401-406. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE AC VARIABLE FREQUENCY GENERATION SYSTEM IAW Q400 AMM 24-21-00, PAGES 501-502. OPS CHECK GOOD. REPLACEMENT OF AC GEN WAS IAW MTX TASK CARD NR 6242101. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.