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De havilland dhc-8 first officer reported that a dc generator failed after engine start causing smoke to come out of the nacelle.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1474016 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | DC Generator |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 7000 Flight Crew Type 200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
After number 2 engine start; crew noticed number 2 dc generator failed to come online; seconds later number 2 dc generator hot caution illuminated. We then were notified by ground personnel that smoke was coming from the number 2 nacelle. We immediately shut down the number 2 engine and first officer then proceed to verified smoke was still coming out of the number 2 engine nacelle; we then immediately evacuated the passenger and fired both fire bottles and called fire and rescue services.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: De Havilland DHC-8 First Officer reported that a DC generator failed after engine start causing smoke to come out of the nacelle.
Narrative: After number 2 engine start; crew noticed number 2 DC generator failed to come online; seconds later number 2 DC generator hot caution illuminated. We then were notified by ground personnel that smoke was coming from the number 2 nacelle. We immediately shut down the number 2 engine and First Officer then proceed to verified smoke was still coming out of the number 2 engine nacelle; we then immediately evacuated the passenger and fired both fire bottles and called fire and rescue services.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.