Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
January 15, 2014
Submitted
January 16, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35260
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30855
Aircraft time
43,407 hours, 13,952 cycles
Part
Receptacle
Part number
MS903623
Condition
Arced
Location
External Power
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE GND POWER WAS CONNECTED POWER DROPPED OFF & THERE WAS ARCHING AT EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE DUE TO GND POWER. GND POWER PUT ON MEL, REPLACED EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE IAW MM24-41-11-400-801, CHECKED GOOD. REPLACED EXTERNAL POWER BUS CONTROL UNIT IAW MM24-41-21-400-801, TESTED GOOD. ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED TT 1600484 SN OFF 01020 UNIT, BUS POWER OFF 29-2441-9-0005 1020 & ON 29-2441-9-0005 4832.