Service difficulty report · Generator · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 3, 2017
Submitted
April 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N862GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49556
Aircraft time
62,125 hours, 31,750 cycles
Part
Generator
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

LEAVING CRUISE ALTITUDE, ELECTRICAL INTERRUPTION RESULTED IN AUTOPILOT & AT DISCONNECT, FOLLOWED BY DFGC FAILURES, LOSS OF ALL FO FLIGHT INSTRUMENTATION AND FLAGGING OF FO PRIMARY FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS. AOP SCREEN WAS DIFFICULT TO READ AS FAULT MESSAGES WERE LAYERED BEHIND ONE ANOTHER INSTEAD OF ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER. CAPT'S ND WENT INTO MAP FAIL. OTHER MOMENTARY FAILURES INCLUDED DC TRANSFER BUSS, ENGINE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER. DC BUSS OFF AND A/C CROSSTIE LOCKOUT ANNUNCIATIONS WERE VISIBLE. VOLTS/FREQS FOR R GEN WERE OFF SCALE LOW, BUT THERE WAS NO RT GEN OFF AOP MESSAGE. CYCLED EMERG POWER SWITCH TO TRY TO DETERMINE FAULTS AND READ AOP SCREEN. COMPLETED GEN OFF QRH PROCEDURE ON PG 24.19. SYSTEMS WERE RECOVERED WHEN APU WAS ONLINE AND R CSD WAS DISCONNECTED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING AND FOUND THENR 2 GENERATOR TO BE AT FAULT. R & R THE NR 2 GENERATOR.

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