Service difficulty report · Csd · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
June 23, 2002
Submitted
July 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
23643
Aircraft time
46,304 hours, 27,207 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Csd
Part number
106106611
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, ONE GENERATOR BECAME INOPERATIVE. RETURNED TO FIELD WHEN UNABLE TO START APU. METAL PARTICLES FOUND IN MAG PLUG BOSS. BOSS WAS BROKEN WITH TWO PIECES OF BRASS. ONE WEDGED IN CHECK VALVE OF BOSS. REPLACED CSD, OIL COOLER, AND CHANGED NR 1 GENERATOR. ACCOMPLISHED APU FADEC BITE TEST. FAULT HISTORY SHOWS NO FAULTS FOR PREVIOUS 7 STARTS. STARTED APU SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CHECK NORMAL.