Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
August 31, 2002
Submitted
September 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N682FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
800
Aircraft time
4,944 hours, 2,638 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Apu
Part time
3,362 hours, 3,693 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 GEN FAULT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. FOLLOWED ECAM PROCEDURES. UNABLE TO RESET NR 1 GEN STARTED APU. ACN RELEASED PER MEL/CDL: 24-11-01GEN NR 1 - INOP. APU GEN MUST BE USED TO PWR 1 AFFECTED BUS THROUGHOUT FLIGHT. VERIFY AND RECORD IN EAML THAT OIL QTY OF IDG IN DISC MODE, REMAINING OPERATIVE IDG, & APU GEN ARE CHECKED ONCE EACH FLIGHT DAY. GPCU BITE INDICATED MPU/WIRING IN FLT APU AUTO-SHUTDOWN. APU INOP. FOLLOWED ECAM AND TURNED APU MSR SW OFF. DIVERTED TO RNO DUE TO NR 1 GEN + APU INOP, REF WRI 24-20/2038. APU SHOWED NO INDICATION OF OIL AT TANK. SERVICED APU TO FULL AND FOUND SEVERAL B-NUTS LOOSE. TIGHTENED B-NUTS WIPED DOWN AREA AND RAN APU WITH NO LEAKS DETECTED.

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