Service difficulty report · Generator · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 19, 2015
Submitted
September 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608LM
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145068
Aircraft time
41,266 hours, 34,586 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
30086011
Part serial
Y30070
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 4
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON TAXI IN GEN 4 OFF BUS MSG RECEIVED. STARTED APU & NOTICED THAT APU GEN WAS NOT SHARING THE LOAD. IT REMAINED AT 0 AMPS, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED STRONG ELEC BURNING SMELL IN CABIN. UPON SHUTTING DOWN ENG 1, DC BUS 1 WENT UNPOWERED. AT GATE, AIRPLANE WOULD NOT POWER OFF EVEN WITH EVERYTHING SHUTDOWN & BATTERIES IN OFF. R & R NR 4 BUSS CONTACTOR, PN 464CC01Y1 & SN 1091 IAW AMM 20-13-02, DID NOT FIX. SEE ITEM 2 OF THIS LG PG. R & R NR 4 MAIN GEN IAW AMM 24-31-01. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 24-31-00. LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW LOG PG 3860476 ITEM 1 FOR APU GEN CORRECTIVE ACTION. FOUND TO BE CAUSED BY GEN 4. PERFORMED OPERATIONS CHECK OF APU GEN IAW 24-34-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. INSPECTED PAX CABIN LIGHTS IAW AMM 33-21-00. FOUND SIDEWALL LIGHT AT 2A BROKEN AT PIN SIDE & STRONG SMELL. R & R SIDEWALL LIGHT 2A IAW AMM 33-21-06. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. NO ELEC BURNING SMELL NOTED. LIGHTS AT SIDEWALL 5C - 6C R & R. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD AMM 33-21-06. INSPECTED FLASHLIGHTS & FOUND FLIGHT ATTENDANT FWD FLASHLIGHT STRONG ELEC SMELL. R & R FWD FLASHLIGHT PN P2-07-0009-520 IAW AMM 33-50-16. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. NO ELEC BURNING SMELL NOTED.

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