Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
December 30, 2005
Submitted
January 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N994AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20942
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Control Panel
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLIMBED TO CRUISE, CREW REPORTED NR 3 GEN BREAKER LIGHT CAME ON & WOULD NOT HOLD POWER, NR 2 GEN BREAKER & FIELD LIGHTS CAME ON, NO FAULT NOTED, RESET NR 2 GEN & 20 MIN LATER FAULT RETURNED NO LIGHTS. DID NOT RESET NR 2 BREAKER. DIVERTED ACFT, & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSP & T/SHOT ACFT GEN SYS, MX FOUND NR 3 GEN CONTROL PANEL NOT SECURED, MX SECURED NR 3 GCU IAW MM & PERFORMED AN OPS CHK IAW MM, OPS CHK ON GROUND FOUND NORMAL. OPS CHK OF NR 2 GEN AC POWER PERFORMED IAW 24-22-00, OPS NORMAL. BUSS PROTECTION PANEL R & R IAW MM; GCU NR 2 SWAPPED TO APU GCU FOR T/SHOOTING. NR 2 AC POWER GEN SYS & APU GEN SYS OPS TESTED & CHKD NORMAL IAW MM. FERRY FLT BACK TO MIA FOR FURTHER INSP. ACFT RETURNED W/OUT INCIDENT.