Service difficulty report · Generator · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 14, 2017
Submitted
August 15, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4048
Aircraft time
38,715 hours, 40,594 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
11521063
Part serial
115210600641
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
20,170 hours, 21,364 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, INTERMITTENT CAUTION LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. WOULDN'T STAY ON LONG ENOUGH TO IDENTIFY. FINALLY IDENTIFIED AS NR 2 DC GENERATOR. AND WOULD BRIEFLY ILLUMINATE EVERY MINUTE THEN IMMEDIATELY GO OUT. THEN BECAME EVERY SECOND. RAN NR 2 DC GEN CAUTION, STILL RAPIDLY ON AND OFF. TREATED IT AS STEADY ON AND DUE TO ELECTRICAL FIRE RISK AND UNKNOWN CAUSE OF CONSTANT FLICKERING. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PLACED ON MEL. MEL CLEARED BY REPLACING NR 2 STARTER-GEN IAW AMM TASKS 24-31-01-000-801/400-8014. OPS TEST OF DC GENERATION SYS. GOOD. NO CAUTION LIGHT. PLACARDS REMOVED. CLEAR MEL. RETURNED TO SERVICE.