SDR 98ZZZX2879

Service difficulty report · Voltage Reg · Boeing 727231

Difficulty date
July 10, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N74318
Make and model
Boeing 727231
Aircraft serial
20051
Part
Voltage Reg
Part number
905D9774
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW NOTICED ALL LIGHTS IN COCKPIT, RADAR SCREEN, AND GPS SCREEN WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF EVERY FEW MINUTES. KILOWATTS ON THE NR 1 WOULD SPIKE TO 25 TO 30 KILOWATTS. NR 2 GENERATOR WOULD DO THE SAME THING. BTB ILLUMINATED. COULD NOT BRING NR 2 GEN ON-LINE. DURING DESCENT, CREW WAS AWARE OF STRONG ELEC SMOKE IN COCKPIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 GENERATORS, 3 VOLTAGE REGULATORS. ON NR 2 GEN FOUND FIELD WIRE TERMINALS LOOSE. CHECKED WIRING BEHIND ELEC RACK. FOUND NO DEFECTS. RAN ALL 3 ENG IN-FLIGHT MODE WITH ALL EQUIP ON. NO DEFECTS. NOTED: PERFORMED OPER CHK OF ACFT AC AND DC GEN PER MM 24-20-0, PAGES 501 TO 504. REF OPER CNTRL NR EISA98178, AND, NR 98ZZZX2878.