Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
July 17, 2001
Submitted
August 21, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N314UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
23675
Aircraft time
41,602 hours, 21,980 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Control Unit
Part number
MR24298
Part serial
78NO1490NO
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A SUSTAINED LOSS OF CAPTAINS INSTRUMENTS IN FLIGHT. BOTH CAPTIANS EFIS DISPLAYS WENT BLANK, THE NO.1 GENERATOR BUS DROPPED OFF LINE, THE NO.2 BUS FAILED TO PICK UP THE NO.1 TRANSFER BUS LOAD, AND THE C819 NO.1 TRANSFER BUS NORMAL CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED ON THE GROUND. THE NO. 1 TRANSFER BUS NORMAL RELAY (R3) WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE NO.1 AND NO.2 GENERTAOR CONTROL UNITS WERE REPLACED AS PRECAUTIONARY. TAXI RUNS FAILED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THE AFFECTED SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMALLY.