Service difficulty report · Terminal Block · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
June 25, 2023
Submitted
June 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830AN
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
40650
Aircraft time
21,845 hours, 2,634 cycles
Part
Terminal Block
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON CLIMB EICAS MESSAGE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE C1. FAILED 15 MINS PRIOR TO L1 FAILURE. EMERGENCY DECLARED; FLIGHT RETURNED TO ORD LANDING SAFELY. MAINTENANCE RAN LEFT ENGINE AND WAS UNABLE TO GET L1 VARIABLE FREQUENCY STARTER GENERATOR (VFSG ) TO COME ONLINE. MAINTENANCE FOUND POWER FEEDER CABLE TERMINAL LEAD BROKEN AND BURNT AT TERMINAL BLOCK TS16111. REPLACED TERMINAL BLOCK (AALA202306267582) AND TERMINAL LUG (AALA202306260998) PER SWPM 20-30-14. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL TEST OF L1 VFSG PER AMM 24-21-00.

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