Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 30, 2004
Submitted
July 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N573UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26685
Aircraft time
37,463 hours, 13,723 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Connector
Part number
BACC63CC1814S9
Condition
Damaged
Location
Boost Pump
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN CRUISE AT FL 370 WITH 7.8 IN CENTER TANK RIGHT CENTER BOOST PUMP LOW PRESS EICAS CAME ON. THE CTR PMP LOW PRESS INDICATION OCCURED DUE TO LOSS OF PUMP POWER AS A RESULT OF A TRIPPED RT FUEL OVRD CIRCUIT BREAKER (C370). THE CAUSE OF THE TRIPPED BREAKER WAS TRACED TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OF CONNECTOR D40358J. FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE CONNECTOR INDICATES THAT THE SHORT CIRCUIT CONDITION WAS A RESULT OF A DAMAGED CONTACT LOCKING MECHANISM WHICH CUT INTO THE CONNECTOR INSULATION & CONTACTED THE ADJACENT WIRE. REPLACED THE CONNECTOR AND SPLICED IN NEW WIRES PER STANDARD PRACTICES.