Service difficulty report · Harness · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
March 26, 2002
Submitted
April 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N197UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26901
Aircraft time
20,781 hours, 2,529 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Engine time
2,083,437 hours, 2,538 cycles
Part
Harness
Part serial
UNK
Condition
Chafed
Location
No 3 Eng
Part time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, H, J

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

What was found

GOT MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IE. FLASHING LIGHTS INTERMITTENT PFD'S LOSS OF ALL 3 AUTO PILOTS, AUTO THROTTLES ETC. EMERGENCY DECLARED, DUMPED FUEL AND DIVERTED TO HNL. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE ACFT LOST AC & DC BUS 3 WHEN THE NO. 3 INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR (IDG) EXPERIENCED AN OVER FREQUENCY CONDITION RESULTING IN ITS AUTOMATIC ISOLATION FROM AC BUS 3. AC BUS 3 REMAINED ISOLATED WHEN THE NO. 3 BUS TIE BREAKER DID NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY LEAVING NO 3 AC & DC BUSES DEAD. CREW WAS SUCCESSFUL IN MANUALLY RESTORING POWER TO BUS USING ESTABLISHED PROCEDURE.. CAUSE OF PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE CHAFED ENGINE HARNESS WIRING. IDG "EXCITER" WIRING INTERMITTENTLY SHORTING TO AN ADJACENT SUPPORT BRACKET, CAUSING I