Service difficulty report · Sensor · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
April 9, 2002
Submitted
April 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3008
Aircraft time
16,429 hours, 20,755 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Sensor
Part number
1030200
Part serial
2173
Condition
Failed
Location
Electrical Sys
Part time
2,374 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT 4053 PIT-YYZ THE LEFT DC GENERATOR FAILED. THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED THE PROCEDURES REQUIRED PER THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND THE FAILED GENERATOR WOULD NOT RESET. DUE TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO PIT. A NORMAL LANDING WAS PERFORMED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REPLACED THE HALL EFFECT SENSOR FOR THE LEFT DC GENERATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 24-30-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.