Service difficulty report · Control Box · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
March 18, 2002
Submitted
March 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3007
Aircraft time
15,944 hours, 20,293 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Control Box
Part number
330GA01Y
Part serial
40
Condition
Faulty
Location
Electrical Sys
Part time
15,944 hours, 20,293 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

THE FLIGHT CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AFTER RECEIVING A LEFT ALTERNATOR FAIL AND LEFT AC VOLT FAIL WARNING MESSAGE. AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY AND CYCLING THE CONDITION LEVER THE MESSAGES CLEARED. THE FLIGHT CREW ATTEMPTED ANOTHER TAKEOFF AND THE MESSAGES RETURNED. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE AIRCRAFT AND REPLACED THE AC JUNCTION BOX IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL 24-50-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.