Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
April 3, 2025
Submitted
April 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N276WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32530
Aircraft time
58,400 hours, 35,306 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENROUTE NOTICED ELECTRICAL BURN SMELL THEN RECEIVED A 'TRANSFER BUS OFF' LIGHT AND 'SOURCE OFF' LIGHT ON NO.2 SIDE. RAN QRH AND DURING CHECKLIST GOT A 'DRIVE' LIGHT ON NO2 SIDE. COMPLIED WITH QRH AND FA'S CALLED TO SAY CABIN HAD SMOKE. RAN QRH AND SMOKE CLEARED. LANDED AT NEAREST SUITABLE WHICH WAS DTW<[01] REPLACED GCU 2 REF. AMM 24-21-81. GCU 2 OPS CHECKS FAILED. WILL NEED ANOTHER GCU DUE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. WIRING CHECKS FOUND 10 OHMS TO GROUND IN ALL THREE CIRCUITS OF PMG WITH GCU 2 OUT OF RACK AND IDG CONNECTOR DP1205 DISCONNECTED. ALSO 47 OHMS TO GROUND AT D10892B (PIN 55) WITH CONNECTOR DP1206 DISCONNECTED AT IDG. THIS MIGHT BE FROM POSSIBLE CORROSION AT CONNECTOR DP1234. WILL NEED TO DEFER IDG 2 PER MCC.;[02] OK TO CONTINUE PER MEL 24-1-02; SP1. (SEE MXI FOR COMPLETE DETAILS OF WORK PERFORMED.);[03] TROUBLESHOT PER WDM 24-11-21. FOUND CONNECTOR D30116 WITH HIGH RESISTANCE AND CORRODED. D30116 REQUIRES REPLACEMENT.;[04] REMOVED AND REPLACED W1264-3001 WIRE ASSEMBLY IAW SWPM 20-10-11. REMOVED AND REPLACED D30116 IAW SWPM 20-61-00. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 24-11-00; 71-00-00; 80-11-01; A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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