Service difficulty report · Transformer · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
May 9, 2023
Submitted
May 12, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N38955
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
37814
Aircraft time
37,015 hours, 3,619 cycles
Part
Transformer
Part number
NA
Condition
Failed
Location
Left Gen
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ELEC ATU LT AUTOTRANSFORMER FAILED. POST VFSG L1 FEEDER CABLE AND TERMINAL BLOCK REPAIR, PERFORMED FIM 24-20-F0-B5A-421A INCLUDING CMCF GROUND TEST- 24 ELEC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM, SYSTEM TEST, LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR 1 UNBALANCED UV TEST. ALSO, PERFORMED LEFT ENGINE IDLE RUN REF AMM G71-00-00-12A-364A AND VFSG L1 OPS TEST REF AMM 24-21-00-00B-320A. PASSED ALL TESTS AND HANDLED OPERATIONAL LOADS WITH NIL FAILURES. SYSTEM NOW NORMAL.

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