Service difficulty report · Armature · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
February 18, 2002
Submitted
March 27, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23782
Aircraft time
45,343 hours, 33,218 cycles
Part
Armature
Part number
939D6855
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Gcu
Component
Gcu
Component part number
948F4582
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT 28,000 FL CRUISE JUST PRIOR TO TOP OF DESCENT THE AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER WITH ALL GAUGES AND INSTRUMENTS FLAGGED, POWER RETURNED AFTER 3 SECONDS AND AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY IN PHX. MX COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, TROUBLESHOT FOR OPEN PHASE CONDITION REF AMM 24-21-00, AND SL-24-118. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT, REMOVED AND REPLACED R4 BUS TRANSFER RELAY NR 2 AND R3 TRANSFER RELAY NR 1 IAW WDM 24-24-01. ENGINE RUN OPERATIONAL TEST WAS GOOD. VENDOR BENCH TEST CONFIRMED FAILURE OF GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT S/N RH1075 WITH TEST FAILURE OF THE BR DROPOUT CIRCUITS, K901 RELAY ARMATURE WAS REPLACED TO REPAIR THE UNIT. UNIT ALSO WAS UPGRADED WITH KIT MODS.

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