Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
November 24, 2001
Submitted
December 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3043
Aircraft time
16,985 hours, 15,298 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Control Unit
Part number
1060003
Part serial
1089
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
4,035 hours, 3,466 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTING PHL, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND GENERATOR FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO DAY WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE BUS POWER CONTROL UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 24-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.