Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
May 21, 2007
Submitted
May 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14660
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
28921
Aircraft time
23,467 hours, 12,542 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Burned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE LEFT SIDE CABIN LIGHTS QUIT WORKING ACCOMPANIED BY AN ELECTRICAL SMELL SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EWR. THE STAB TRIM QUIT WORKING A SHORT TIME LATER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR. THE NR 1 BUS OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON FINAL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR FEEDER CABLES WERE BURNT AND THE CONNECTOR AND RECEPTACLE WERE SHORTED AT THE FIREWALL. THE NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR FEEDER HARNESS WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND CONNECTORS D410 AND D3024 WERE ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SWP 20-30-11 AND 20-61-19. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 24-21-00, PAGE 509, ITEM N AND NO FAULTS WERE FOUND.