Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25042
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
E/E Compt
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURNED TO FIELD DUE TO PARTIAL ELECTICAL FAILURE. WIRE W2018-0003-06 WAS FOUND BROKEN AT L GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER C901 PHASE C. LOSS OF PHASE C AT L GEN CB CAUSED PARTIAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE WIRE TERMINAL HAD BROKEN DUE TO A ONE-TIME OVERSTRESS APPLICATION. THE WIRE TERMINAL WAS REPLACED.