Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 19, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25073
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Left
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, 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 IAD DUE TO PARTIAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. TERMINAL LUGS L2 (PHASE B) AND L3 (PHASE C) WERE FOUND BROKEN AT LEFT GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER C901. LOSS OF PHASE B AND PHASE C AT L GEN CB CAUSED PARTIAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE WIRE TERMINALS WERE REPLACED.