Service difficulty report · Generator · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
October 26, 2007
Submitted
October 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852AM
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
33787
Aircraft time
11,875 hours, 6,228 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B22
Part
Generator
Part number
761574B
Part serial
2299
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left
Part time
5,859 hours, 3,071 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING, DUE TO DRIVE LIGHT OF LT GENERATOR TURNED ON. CAPTAIN PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE BUT APU DID NOT START AT FL 400, IT LANDED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL VERIFIED APU GENERAL CONDITION AND STARTED IT CORRECTLY; REGARDING LT GENERATOR REPORT, IT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL PROCEDURE 24-1-3. LATER DURING THE NEXT TRANSIT CHECK AT MEX, THE GENERATOR WAS REPLACED IAW MM 24-11-11, TESTED CORRECT. OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-51-35, NO DAMAGES WERE FOUND.