Service difficulty report · Generator · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
March 24, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N239WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23187
Part
Generator
Condition
Tripped
Location
Nr 1 Engine
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

ON CLIMB-OUT OF 23,000 FEET, CTR FUEL PUMPS WERE TURNED ON AND WE LOST THE NR 1 GEN IN ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS, THE NR 1 BUS OFF AND GEN OFF BUS LIGHTS ILLUM FOLLOWING POM PROCEDURES WE WERE UNABLE TO POWER NR 1 BUS BY LT GEN OR APU. GEN NR 1 VOLTS AND FREQS PEGGED TO THE LOW SIDE. CHECKED NR 1 CSD OIL SVC CHECKED GOOD, HAD MT AND LV FAULTS CLEARED FAULTS APU POWERED BOTH LT/RT BUSSES NML. RESET NR 1 GEN, RAN BOTH ENG GEN SYS XFERS POWER SEVERAL TIMES, CKS NML LT GEN AND BUS OPN CKS NML.