DC3 HAS ROUGH RUNNING ENG. RETURN LAND.

Date: 1996-03 · Aircraft: DC-3/Dakota/Skytrain

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-less-severe

Synopsis

DC3 HAS ROUGH RUNNING ENG. RETURN LAND.

Narrative

WE HAD A RAMP CHK AT MCI BY THE FAA. I HAD RETURNED TO THE ARPT DUE TO A ROUGH RUNNING #1 ENG. AFTER BEING CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH AND BEING TOLD TO CONTACT TWR; WE HAD A LOSS OF COMS DUE TO LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE. BEGAN CHKING THE GENERATORS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE #1 GENERATOR WAS NOT CARRYING A LOAD. WE THEN TURNED OFF ALL UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL EQUIP AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 5 MI OUT AND I SQUAWKED 7600 BEFORE LNDG. IN THE ACFT LOG I HAD WRITTEN UP THE #1 ENG; THE #1 GENERATOR; AND A R LNDG LIGHT. DURING THE RAMP CHK THE ENG LOG WAS NOT YET COMPLETED; HOWEVER; IT WAS COMPLETED BEFORE DEP. THE FAA AT MCI REQUESTED A COPY OF THE ENG LOG AT A LATER DATE. THEY ARE NOW STATING THE RADIOS SHOULD HAVE BEEN WRITTEN AS INOP. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE INCORRECT. ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTRY WAS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE LOW VOLTAGE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT 2 FSDO OFFICES WENT BACK AND FORTH REGARDING THE INCIDENT AND FINALLY THREW OUT THE ENTIRE INCIDENT.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.