Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
July 12, 2002
Submitted
July 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21465
Aircraft time
37,717 hours, 24,976 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

REPEAT WRITE UP. NR 3 GENERATOR BREAKER TRIPPED, ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES. RESET GENERATOR AND IT RE-TRIPPED AFTER 1 MINUTE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 ENG DRIVEN GENERATOR IAW 727 MM 24-20-001-4. FOUND FIELD EXCITATION WIRE (F) CHAFED THROUGH WIRE INSULATION ON GENERATOR BRACKET. REPAIRED WIRE AND REPOSITIONED TO PREVENT FUTURE CHAFING IAW STANDARD WIRING PRACTICES. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 ENG GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT IAW 727 MM 24-22-000-2. OP'S CHECK FOUND WHEN A LOAD WAS PUT ON GENERATOR THE BUS TIE BREAKER WOULD TRIP. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 BUS TIE BREAKER IAW 727 MM 24-20-041-4. RAN ENG AND OP'S CK'D PER 727 JRH. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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