Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 19, 2024
Submitted
April 23, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302SS
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
44483
Aircraft time
9,740 hours, 3,609 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Loose
Location
Apu Generator
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT 120 KTS THE LEFT GENERATOR FAILED. WE TOOK OFF AND STARTED THE APU AND COMPLETED QRH CHECKLIST AND PUT LEFT GENERATOR ON THE APU. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD, LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND HIGH RESISTANCE WAS FOUND ON WIRING BETWEEN LH GCU AND FIRE HANDLE, REFWDM 24-22-11 SHT 2, D40428P AND D576. MIA AVX FOUND D42276P, ON J72, AT POS 17, NOT SECURED. CONNECTOR HAS BEEN INSPECTED, REINSPECTED, AND RESECURED. THE WIRING FROM THE GCU THRU THIS CONNECTOR TO THE FIRE HANDLE SWITCH AND BACK TO THE GCU CHECKS GOOD.