Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 21, 2006
Submitted
January 31, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N771UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26932
Aircraft time
40,561 hours, 7,988 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Converter
Part number
MR242515669012
Part serial
75
Condition
Faulty
Location
Generator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
G, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BOTH BACKUP GENERATORS FAILED. RESET ATTEMPT FAILED. ALSO SMELLED SMOKE ODOR. A BURNED BACKUP CONVERTER CAPACITOR FOUND BY SHOP 147 WAS LATER CONFIRMED BY HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND WHO SERVICES THE UNIT AS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CAPACITOR WAS REPLACED AND THE UNIT RECERTIFIED. NO AIRCRAFT OR BUG PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED AFTER CONVERTER REPLACEMENT.