Service difficulty report · Generator · Boeing 1072

Difficulty date
January 18, 2012
Submitted
January 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6674D
Make and model
Boeing 1072
Aircraft serial
4
Aircraft time
70,997 hours
Engine
Ge CT581402
Part
Generator
Part number
CO7E30109
Part serial
1722
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
HO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 GENERATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE CIRCLING AND HOLDING WAITING FOR LANDING SPACE. A BRIEF PUNGENT ODOR WAS NOTICE AND ACFT DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE LANDING ZONE. THE ODOR DISAPPEARED UNTIL LANDING. AFTER LANDING AND SHUTDOWN IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE NR 1 GENERATOR HAD BLACK MATERIAL EXPELLED FROM THE VENT SCREEN. THE GENERATOR WAS REMOVED AND FOUND SHAFT SHEARED AT THE SHEAR POINT. THE BLACK MATERIAL WAS COMING FROM THE FRICTION MATERIAL OF THE DAMPER RING. 6 MAIN FEEDER WIRES ARE NOTED AS DISCOLORED FROM THE BLACK FRICTION MATERIAL AND HEAT AS WELL AS THE GENERATOR CONTROL WIRES.