SDR S2YA00035

Service difficulty report · Generator · Dorner DO328300

Difficulty date
December 11, 2000
Submitted
May 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N354SK
Make and model
Dorner DO328300
Aircraft serial
3126
Part
Generator
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
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

FLT 2296 - MKE-YYZ - SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT GENERATOR FAILED WHILE THE CREW WAS TRYING TO RESET THE RT GEN THE LEFT GEN DROPPED OFF LINE. BOTH THE RT AND LT GEN REMAINED OFF LINE FOR ABOUT 15 SEC AND THEN THE RT GEN RESET ITSELF AND REMAINED ONLINE FOR THE REST OF THE FLIGHT. THE CREW BROUGHT THE APU GEN ONLINE AND MADE AN AIR-TURN-BACK AND AN UNEVETFUL LANDING. MX INSPECTED THE SYSTEM AND FOUND THE RT GEN TO BE AT FAULT BUT DID HAVE A GEN IN STOCK. THE RT GEN WAS PUT ON MEL. THE MEL WAS CLEARED ON 12/11/00 BY REPLACING THE RT GEN WHICH WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE BRUSH LEADS SHORTED TO THE GEN HOUSING AND ARCING IN THE GEN INLET CAP. THE SYSTEM TESTED GOOD WITH THE NEW GEN AND THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO