Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Boeing 737291

Difficulty date
November 2, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984UA
Make and model
Boeing 737291
Aircraft serial
21642
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
941D335
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit
Part time
3,492 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUND BURNED AND MELTED WIRE INSULATION STARTING AT APU GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER (C803) AND RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES INTO WIRE BUNDLE (BLUE AND YELLOW PHASES). REPLACED APU GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER AND REPAIRED WIRING TO THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. RAN APU AND CHECKED BREAKER WITH HEAVY ELECTRICAL LOAD. CHECKS O.K.