Narrative:

We had a ramp check at mci by the FAA. I had returned to the airport due to a rough running #1 engine. After being cleared for the visual approach and being told to contact tower, we had a loss of communications due to low battery voltage. Began checking the generators and discovered that the #1 generator was not carrying a load. We then turned off all unnecessary electrical equipment and landed the airplane. This occurred about 5 mi out and I squawked 7600 before landing. In the aircraft log I had written up the #1 engine, the #1 generator, and a right landing light. During the ramp check the engine log was not yet completed, however, it was completed before departure. The FAA at mci requested a copy of the engine log at a later date. They are now stating the radios should have been written as inoperative. I believe this to be incorrect. All electrical componentry was adversely affected by the low voltage. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states when questioned about further developments that 2 FSDO offices went back and forth regarding the incident and finally threw out the entire incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 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.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.