Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
May 22, 2017
Submitted
May 26, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
30255
Aircraft time
66,422 hours, 8,473 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
110106
Condition
Loose
Location
Apu Battery Char
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

REPORT OF ELECTRICAL ODOR ON PUSHBACK WITH APU RUNNING. MAINTENANCE ACCESSED THE E&E BAY AND SAW VISIBLE SMOKE COMING FROM THE BATTERIES. THE FLIGHT CREW SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL POWER. NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS HAD POPPED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT TERMINAL LUG OUT OF THE APU BATTERY CHARGER LOOSE FROM THE CHARGER SIDE, WHICH CAUSED TO OVERHEAT CONDITION. REPLACED THE APU BATTERY, APU BATTERY CHARGER, BATTERY CURRENT SENSOR, C/B C24622, HEAT BLANKETS, AND WIRE #1101-06. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.