SDR BB05051

Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7672B7

Difficulty date
July 8, 2005
Submitted
July 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655US
Make and model
Boeing 7672B7
Aircraft serial
25257
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Apu Generator
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DUB FLT 307 EN-ROUTE DUB TO PHL, DURING TAXI OUT, THE APU GENERATOR FAILED. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE A-PHASE FEEDER WIRE BURNT FROM THE APU GENERATOR TO THE APU FIREWALL. THE APU GENERATOR WAS PLACED ON MEL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BURNED APU GENERATOR FEEDER WIRE AND REMOVED THE MEL FOR THE APU GENERATOR. OPERATIONALLY CHECKS OK.

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