Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
July 21, 2017
Submitted
July 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N766AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
32880
Aircraft time
58,400 hours, 7,099 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
757183F
Part serial
1144
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ( ELEC BACKUP SYS ) EICAS MESSAGE ANNUNCIATED. THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLIST AND THE AIRCRAFT FAULTED AGAIN TWO MINUTES LATER. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO LAX. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LT AND RT BACK UP GENERATORS IAW MM 24-25-01- NO HELP. REPLACED THE RT BACK UP GENERATOR A SECOND TIME IAW MM 24-25-01 - NO HELP. REPLACED THE RIGHT CONVERTER CIRCUIT BREAKER K24202 IAW AMM 24-25-10 - NO HELP. REPLACED M24008 BACK UP GENERATOR CONVERTER PER FIM 24-25-00-810-802 AND AMM 24-25-09. ALL OPS TEST WERE NORMAL DURING ENGINE RUNS. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT, FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT SUCCESSFUL.