SDR WX030008

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 13, 2003
Submitted
September 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N860GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49786
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Generator Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM LAS TO COS FLT CREW LOST LT GEN, LT AC BUSS, LT DC BUSS, AND X-TIE OPEN. THE A/C X TIE RESET HAD NO EFFECT. THE CREW CYCLED THE GEN RESET, GEN VOLTS/FREQS CAME BACK UP BUT WOULD NOT RESET TO THE LT BUSS. CREW RETURNED TO LAS. THE GEN RESET ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT. NORMAL INDICATIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT. CONTRACT MX CND THE PROBLEM ON THE GROUND. THE LT GCU WAS SWAPPED WITH THE APU GCU FOR T/S. A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. 3 DAYS LATER THE CREW REPORTED AC X TIE LOCK OUT LIGHT ILLUM, LT GEN VOLT FLUCTUATES +/- VOLTS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION MX FOUND A LOOSE WIRE ON THE GEN TERMINAL BLOCK. THE WIRE WAS SECURED AND A GROUND RUN PERFORMED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED. (M)

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