Service difficulty report · Generator · Raythn 400ARAYTHEON

Difficulty date
August 10, 2015
Submitted
August 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N456TM
Make and model
Raythn 400ARAYTHEON
Aircraft serial
RK585
Aircraft time
4,446 hours, 3,335 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
23080050
Part serial
92103
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE REDUCING POWER FOR INITIAL DECENT THE MASTER CAUTION STARTED FLASHING, NOTED THE RT GEN HAD FALLEN OFF LINE. AFTER FOLLOWING ABNORMAL CHECKLIST WE RESET THE RT GEN, AFTER APPROX 15 SECONDS THE GEN FELL OFF LINE AGAIN. APPROX 2 MINS LATER THE LT GEN FELL OFF LINE, AFTER COMPLETING MEMORY ITEMS BOTH GENS REMAINED OFF LINE. CONTINUING WITH THE EMER CHECKLIST WE SELECTED EMER POWER, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER AVAILABLE, THERE WERE NO ANNUNCIATORS, ENG INSTRUMENT INDICATION OR RADIO AVAILABLE, WE SELECTED MAIN BATTERY POWER & THE RT GEN CAME BACK ON LINE JUMPING ERRATICALLY BETWEEN 50 & 220 AMPS. WE ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO THE AIRPORT WITH THE BATTERY & GEN ON. AFTER LANDING WE TURNED OFF THE GEN & CONTINUED TO THE RAMP ON THE BATTERY, ONCE SECURED ON THE RAMP WE AGAIN TRIED THE EMER POWER WITH THE ENGS RUNNING & SHUTDOWN, WE FOUND TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY. FOUND THE LT GEN SHAFT SHEARED. GEN WAS REPLACED & ALL SYS OPERATED NORMALLY.