Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
August 21, 2000
Submitted
August 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2310
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23596
Aircraft time
39,931 hours, 27,784 cycles
Part
Wire
Part serial
60172
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
22,810 hours, 25,365 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING WITH APU RUNNING AND POWER ON RT ENG ON APU GEN, SHUT DOWN RT ENG AND APU GEN IMMEDIATELY DROPPED OFF LINE. RECONNECTED APU GEN TO RT SIDE SIMULTANEOUSLY. F/A IN AFT NOTED SPARKS IN CEILING. CRACK IN CEILING ON CAPT SIDE WHERE AISLE MEETS GALLEY WALL. ALSO NOTICED ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WHICH DISSIPATED QUICKLY. SPARKS LASTED ONLY AN INSTANT. NO C/B POPPED. FOUND APU GEN FEEDER CABLES ARC''D IN CEILING FWD OF AFT GALLEY.