SDR SIMA981712

Service difficulty report · Contact · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
June 20, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275BC
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
275
Part
Contact
Part number
121CC01A
Condition
Failed
Location
Main
Stage of operation
CR
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

MIA - FLT 5711 - DURING FLIGHT FROM JFK TO BOS, CREW REPROTED RT ESI (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INDICATION) LIGHT. RELATED INDICATIONS WERE MAIN BATTERY AT 22.7 VOLTS AND NR 1 GENERATOR AMPS FLUCTUATING FROM 25 TO 50 AMPS CONTINUOUSLY. CREW DIVERTED TO PVD. SMELLED ELECTRICAL BURNING DURING DESCENT. DECLARED EMERGENCY. LANDED SAFELY. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN BATTERY CONTACTOR AND BPU (BATTERY PROTECTIONS UNIT). OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. REF: OPER CNTRL NR 98ZZZX2407. (X)

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