Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 27, 2001
Submitted
February 21, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N545UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25323
Aircraft time
33,988 hours, 10,270 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
27,872 hours, 8,399 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
FPK121407PT06D
Condition
Damaged
Location
Eec
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE CONTROL MESSAGE DISPLAYED 3 HOURS INTO FLIGHT. *S/D* REPLACED EEC ALTERNATOR AND CONNECTOR D4858 ON EEC. EEC ALTERNATOR STATOR WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FOR MESSAGES. THREE HOURS INTO OUTBOUND FLT MESSAGE REOCCURRED. FOUND TWO PINS PUSHED BACK AND LOCKS DAMAGED ON EEC ALTERNATOR CONNECTOR D4858. REPLACED CONNECTOR D4858 AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE THE EEC ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN.