SDR S01224017

Service difficulty report · Generator · Boeing 747209B

Difficulty date
May 10, 2001
Submitted
June 21, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 747209B
Aircraft serial
22447
Engine
Pwa JT9D7Q
Part
Generator
Part number
21B732A
Part serial
542
Condition
Damaged
Location
# 4
Part time
44,410 hours, 9,096 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

B-18755 AIRCRAFT AIR TURN BACK BECAUSE NO.4 BTB COULD NOT CLOSE WITH GEN OPEN LT ILLUM.GEN ABNORMAL CSD DISCONNECTED.C/A:1.GCU SWAPPED WITH #1,FOUND #4 FAILED. 2.SHOP AND QA INSPECTED THE GCU,AND REPORTED THAT THERE WERE MOISTURE IN THE GCU. 3.THE REST OF GCU S WERE ALSO REMOVED FOR BENCH CHECK. 4.E.O.N WAS PERFORMED TO RE-SEAL THE FLOOR PANELS AND CLEAN THE DRAINS,NO MORE LEAK WAS FOUND.