Service difficulty report · Control Switch · Boeing 75733N

Difficulty date
January 20, 2021
Submitted
January 20, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N57863
Make and model
Boeing 75733N
Aircraft serial
32587
Aircraft time
61,405 hours, 18,563 cycles
Part
Control Switch
Part number
734284F
Part serial
1420
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Generator
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING FLAP RETRACTION RT AC BUS EICAS FOLLOWED QRC RT GEN RESET BUT RT AC BUS REMAINED ISOLATED CREW COMMENTS, RT AC BUS OFF EICAS ON CLIMB AT 5,000 FT. FIRST SWITCH CLOSED, ISOL ILLUMINATED. DURING DEBRIEFING, CAPTAIN OFFICER FOLLOWED QRH WHILE CAPTAIN LEVELED OFF AT 7,000 FT BY CYCLING THE RIGHT GENERATOR CONTROL SWITCH. RIGHT GENERATOR CONNECTED, BUT RIGHT BUS TIE REMAINED ISOLATED. RIGHT BUS TIE CYCLED THE RIGHT BUS TIE SWITCH AND RIGHT BUS POWER WAS RESTORED. REFERENCE FIM 24-20-00-810-804 CREW RESET RT GEN ON GROUND AC BUS RETURMNED TO NORMAL. SUSPECT RT BPCU. RELAY BPCU BITE GOOD, PER AMM 24-20-00-810-804 HISTORY SHOWS A LEG 1 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT NR 1189785 SN OFF 1420 UNIT, ASSY-GENE OFF 75-2422-9-0003 1420 ON 99-2411-9-0001 4939 RIGHT CHANNEL FAULT "DP TRIP, MAIN BUS, OVERLAP ZONE" . REF FIM 24-20-00-810-802 STEP M(1)(D) REPLACED RH GCU M146 PRECAUTIONARY IAW AMM 24-22-00/401. PERFORMED VISUAL INSP OF NR 2 ENGINE GENERATOR FEEDER CABLES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. GEN CONNECTOR D1396 FOUND CONTAMINATED WITH OIL, CLEANED CONN REF SWPM. RAN ENGINE 2, PER AMM 71-00-00-862-220R WITH GEN ENGAGED, NO DEFECTS. TRIPS OR ISOLATION LIGHTS NOTED. BITE OF BPCU, REF AMM 24-20-00 GOOD, NO FAULTS.

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