Service difficulty report · Generator · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
September 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8889Z
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21858
Part
Generator
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Component
976J4981
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LOST ALL AIRCRAFT PWR AFTER T/O. DID NOT GET PWR BACK UNTIL ON THE GROUND WHEN NR 3 GEN TURNED OFF. FOUND 1 AND 2 GENERATORS OPERATING NORMALLY. WHEN NR 3 USED THE PWR STARTED TO FLUX. REPLACED NR 3 GEN, CSD, GCU, AND BPP.