Service difficulty report · Generator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 31, 2001
Submitted
February 1, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919TW
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49368
Aircraft time
46,075 hours, 23,672 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
976J2528
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL 330 CAPT INSTRUMENTS WENT DEAD AND FLT GUIDANCE CONTROL PANEL FROZE. LT AND RT GEN VOLTS AND FREQS NORMAL. MADE UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT TPA. AFTER LANDING NOTICED LT CSD TEMP WAS LOW. TURNED OFF LT GEN AND INDICATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL. REPLACED THE LT GEN. ALSO REPLACED PRECAUTIONARY THE RT DC BUS SENSING RELAY P/N 9227-10127, THE LT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT P/N 947F945-3, AND THE DC EMERGENCY POWER TRANSFER RELAY P/N EP-410. CHECK-C 5-12-00 MCI.

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