Service difficulty report · Harness · Boeing 757

Difficulty date
May 5, 2022
Submitted
May 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77871
Make and model
Boeing 757
Aircraft serial
33526
Aircraft time
51,378 hours, 14,783 cycles
Part
Harness
Part number
19241130097
Part serial
NA
Condition
Damaged
Location
#1 Idg/Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT BUSS OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY ISLN LIGHT ON LEFT BUSS TIE SWITCH AND LEFT GEN OFF LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. CREW STATES THE LEFT GEN RESET ONCE SUCCESSFULLY AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRING THE LEFT BUSS BACK ON LINE EVERYTHING TRIPPED OFF AGAIN. NO OVERWEIGHT LANDING. SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN. 802 STEP M(1)(C) RESISTANCE CHECK AT LH GCU D2108B PIN A13 TO D13 FOUND RESISTANCE VERY HIGH (1.2 MEG OHMS) AND OUT OF RANGE (28.5 OHMS). ACCOMPLISHED IDG OIL LEVEL CHECK ON #1 ENGINE. FOUND OIL LEVEL INSPECTED GENERATOR FEEDER CABLES,LUGS AND TERMINAL BLOCK, NO PINS B13 & C13 WERE WITHIN RANGE. DISCONNECTED D1396 FROM IDG FOUND PIN 12 ON CONNECTOR D40024P OPEN . SEE PHOTO. REMOVED HARNESS PART # 19-2411-3-0097. NEW HARNESS STILL NEEDS FULL. REF AMM 12-13-02-213-006 ALSO RESERVICED #1 ENGINE IDG. SIGNS OF OVERHEAT OR LOOSE CONNECTIONS. RAN LH ENG IDG OPERATED AND RANG FROM GCU D210B PIN A13 TO D1396 PIN 12 AND STILL HAD TO BE INSTALLED. REF AMM 12-13-03-213-006. NORM. ACP BITE OF BPCU AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING MSGS FROM LAST HIGH RESISTANCE. NEED FURHTHER TS TO FIND DAMAGE IN THE WIRE. FLIGHT DP TRIP AND MAIN BUS/OVERLLAP ZONE. ACP FIM 24-20 TASK REF WDM 24-21-11-5 INSTALLED NEW HARNESS. REF WDM 24-11-11-5. OPS CHECKS GOOD REF AMM 24-11-00-710-801 STEP F AND 24-22-00-745-058.