SDR SB04139

Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
October 5, 2004
Submitted
October 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23987
Part
Control Valve
Part number
36052392
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
12,096 hours, 7,962 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RSW - FLT 1179 - EN ROUTE FROM PIT TO RSW, THE NR 2 ENGINE GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF LINE AND WOULD NOT RESET. CREW STARTED THE APU. THE APU OPERATED NORMALLY UNTIL FINAL APPROACH WHEN THE APU GENERATOR DROPPED OFF LINE. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU PROPORTIONAL CONTROL VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD, OR THE NR 2 GENERATOR DROPPING OFF LINE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE FIREWALL CONNECTOR D3026 AND FEEDER HARNESS DUE TO BURNT CONTACTS. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.