Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
June 23, 2000
Submitted
August 23, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59106
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
106
Part
Connector
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 1 Engine Gen
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MIA - FLT TA831 - DURING FLIGHT, AFTER START OF THE ENGINE NR 1 THERE WAS A MOMENTARILY LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER THEN AFTER TAKEOFF, PITCH TRIM NR 1 DROPPED OFF. AFTER FIVE MINUTES OF FLIGHT AUTOPILOT NR 1 WAS LOST THEN AUTOPILOT NR 2 WAS ENGAGED AND WAS LOST AS WELL ALONG WITH BOTH YAW DAMPERS. THE PLATFORM AND GPWS LIGHTS CAME ON, AND BOTH PRESSURIZATION SYSTEMS WERE LOST. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL OVERWEIGHT LANDING, MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS PERFORMED AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION ACCORDING AMM 05-51-11. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND RELATED TO THIS EVENT. ALSO AN INSPECTION AND TEST OF THE ENGINE GENERATOR WAS PERFORMED AND FOUND PIN ''''A'''' BURNT ON THE CONNECTOR 441VC, IT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED THE COM

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