Service difficulty report · Rectifier · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
May 24, 2013
Submitted
May 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
757
Aircraft time
26,477 hours, 14,028 cycles
Part
Rectifier
Part number
F11QY3714
Part serial
800228029
Condition
Burned
Part time
25,851 hours, 13,700 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NR 1 OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO AFTER TAKEOFF, LOST ATS & YAW DAMPER FAILED AT ROTATION. DID NOT LOSE ANY OIL QTY. ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN NR 1 AND RETURN TO DEPARTURE. NR 1 ENG WINDMILLED APPROX 30 MINUTES YAW DAMPER RESET BUT ATS SYS WOULD NOT. COMPLIED WITH QRH. THREE HYD SYS X'D OUT ON ECAM INDICATION. DOWN POWERED ACFT, NO CHANGE ON POWER UP. FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER ON ACCESS BUSS BAR TRIPPED, RESET BREAKER AND LL FAULTS WENT AWAY. RAN NR 1 ENGINE AFTER NO OIL PRESSURE INSPECTION, COMPLIED WITH IAW JRH, ALL PARAMATERS NORMAL. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND ESS TR WITH ARCED AND BURN THRU CASE AT CONNECTION. R & R ESS TR UNIT IAW MM 24-32-11-04. AS PRECAUTION, R & R AUTO TRANSFORMER IAW MM 24-51-11-04. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. SET ACFT UP INTO PREFLIGHT STAGE AND RAN ENGINES NR1 & NR2 PE JRH. ALL SYS OPS CHECKED NORMAL. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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