Service difficulty report · Contact · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
February 6, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft time
54,125 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Contact
Part number
50086003
Part serial
20688ML
Condition
Burned
Location
Generator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB OUT ALL 4 CB`S POPPED FOR TANK 2 FUEL BOOST PUMPS, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. DETERMINED NR 3 GENERATOR VOLTAGE FLUCTUATING, (THE PUMP FAULT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE POWER FLUCTUATION WHICH WAS POWERING THE (ESSENTIAL POWER) AND THE (SYNC BUSS POWERING THESE PUMPS). INSPECTION OF NR 3 GENERATOR CB FOUND BURNED CONTACTS. CB REPLACED, CONTACTS CLEANED NO FURTHER REPORTS. (TC NR 20070213003)