Service difficulty report · Transformer · Boeing 767233

Difficulty date
May 12, 2007
Submitted
June 7, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 767233
Aircraft time
70,892 hours
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Transformer
Condition
Open
Location
Idg
Part time
42,599 hours
Component
Idg · 736664A
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 CRUISE, THE LT AC BUS FAILED WITH THE LOSS OF ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS. THE CONCERN WAS BEING ABLE TO START THE APU. FLIGHT DECLARED A PAN-PAN WITH ATC AND BEGAN DIVERSION. AT FL 350, 2 APU START ATTEMPTS, BUT START WAS ACHIEVED ONLY AT FL150. IAW CHECKLIST, LT BUS TIE SWITCH WAS RESET, AND LT BUS RESTORED. HOWEVER, APU GEN AND GEN FAILED LIGHTS WERE ON. ACFT LANDED APPROX 3 TONS OVERWEIGHT. MTC CARRIED OUT WIRING CHECKS IAW FIM 24-20-00-101, AND FOUND THE LT IDG CURRENT TRANSFORMER OPEN. THEY REPLACED THE LT IDG AND LT GCU IAW AMM 24-11-01-401 AND 24-22-02. NOTE: GCU WAS CHANGED ALONG WITH THE IDG. THE REMOVED GCU INFO IS: P/N 734284D, S/N 1696, 73326 HOURS TOTAL TIME (TC NR 20070514031)