Service difficulty report · Breaker · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16804
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49246
Part
Breaker
Part number
5D000950
Condition
Tripped
Location
E/E Compt
Stage of operation
CL
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

THE A AND B CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR CENTER AFT FUEL BOOST PUMP, FORWARD LEFT FUEL PUMP, AND RECIRCULATING FAN ALL TRIPPED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE RESET, BUT TRIPPED AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE RESET. THE ENGINES WERE RUN AND OPERATION OF BOOST PUMP AND RECIRCULATING FAN CHECKED GOOD. THE RIGHT ENGINE GENERATOR CONNECTOR WAS REMOVED FROM FIREWALL AND THE PINS AND RECEPTACLE WERE INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE B1-740 CIRCUIT BREAKER IN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT COMPARTMENT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.

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