Service difficulty report · Generator · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
July 5, 2001
Submitted
August 6, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17386
Make and model
Boeing 7373Q8
Aircraft serial
26321
Aircraft time
17,631 hours, 9,012 cycles
Part
Generator
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

THE NR 1 GEN BUS OFF LIGHT AND GEN OFF BUS LIGHT CAME ON DURING CLIMBOUT OF LAX AT FL320. QRH PROCEDURES FOR BUS OFF WERE FOLLOWED, BUT DID NOT RE-ESTABLISH GEN. THE APU WAS STARTED AND THE APU FIRE LIGHT AND WARNING BELLS ACTIVATED. THE APU WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO LAX WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE DAMAGE. THE APU WAS INSPECTED, NO AIR LEAKS OR CHAFED FIRE LOOPS WERE FOUND. THE APU WAS RUN AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD AND THE APU FIRE WARNING COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 26-22-11. THE NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR WAS REPLACED IAW MM 24-21-11 AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.

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