Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 1, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N700UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45900
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 3 Generator
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, H, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 3 UNPARELLED LIGHT CAME ON AFTER LANDING. TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE APPROX 1-2 MIN. THEN DETECTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT, EVACUATED A/C. REF L/P 183785 ITEM 2. FOUND WIRE W103-T1-5X2 (WDM 24-20-03) INSIDE NR 3 GEN CURRENT X-FORMER CHAFFING WITH COVER MOUNTING SCREW EXPOSING STRAND OF WIRE. ALSO, FOUND TERMINAL LUG OF ABOVE WIRE HAS NO CLEARENCE WITH FWD LOWER NUT. REPAIRED CHAFED AREA OF WIRE REMOUNTED CLIP NUT 180 FOR CLEARENCE. ACFT POWER SYSTEMS, OPS CK OK.

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