Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
October 14, 2009
Submitted
October 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27124
Aircraft time
48,916 hours, 20,270 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Electrical
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN SELECTING ACFT PWR (APU) ON THE GND, THE PWR SHIFT REJECTED THE APU PWR, THE APU FAULTED AND SHUTDOWN. QRH PROCEDURE FOLLOWED AND APU RESTARTED SUCCESSFULLY AND THE AC ACCEPTED THE APU PWR. AFTER TAKEOFF THEN BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ANOMALIES. AS FOLLOWS: UNCOMMANDED DISCONNECT OF AUTOTHROTTLES, RECONNECTED OK; RADAR FAILS AND RESTARTS INTERMITTENTLY; CAPT AND FO FLOOD AND PANEL LIGHTS INTERMITTENT, CTR AUTOPILOT EXCESSIVE PULSING (USED RT A/P); NO AUTOLAND ON ASA, BOTH DME L AND R FAIL EVENTUALLY LOST FMC NR 1. DURING ARRIVAL L GEN FAILED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES MOST ELECTRICAL ANOMLIES DISAPPEARED. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND NML CAT I ILS FLOWN TO A SAFE LANDING.

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