Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
May 3, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26930
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Wire
Part number
W7860000330
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu Gen
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU GENERATOR DROPPED OFF LINE AT DEPARTURE. FOUND GENERATOR FEEDER CABLE DAMAGED FROM TERMINAL LUG. *S/D* THE CAUSE OF THE APU GENERATOR DROPPING OFF LINE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PHASE C WIRE (W7860-0003-3/0). THE WIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE APU GENERATOR SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKED. THE CAUSE OF THE OVERHEAT ON THE TERMINAL COULD NOT BE PRECISELY DETERMINED. CAUSES COULD INCLUDE TERMINATION METHOD FOR THE WIRE ASSEMBLY OR METHOD OF HARDWARE INSTALLATION AT THE TERMINAL.