Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
September 4, 2000
Submitted
January 10, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559AU
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23513
Part
Connector
Part number
FRF0E2822P03
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Eng Pylon
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

PIT - FLT 856 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR DROPPED OFF LINE. CAPTAIN STARTED THE APU AND THE APU GENERATOR DROPPED OFF LINE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. CAPTAIN REPORTED LOSING THE APU GENERATOR THREE TIMES BEFORE LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR FEEDER HARNESS AND ENGINE PYLON CONNECTOR D3024 AT FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FEEDER HARNESS AND CONNECTOR. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER (P/N 080-20325-01) AS PRECAUTIONARY. RAN ENGINES. OPS CHECK NORMAL. REF USAASB00244 (M)