Service difficulty report · Alternator · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
January 7, 2002
Submitted
January 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3033
Aircraft time
17,438 hours, 15,852 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Alternator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
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

DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND LEFT HAND ALTERNATOR FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE MESSAGE CLEARED AS FLIGHT 4019 CLEARED THE RUNWAY AND THE CREW CONTACTED MAINTENANCE CONTROL WHO ADVISED THE CREW TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. FLIGHT 4019 THEN DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.