Service difficulty report · Generator · Boeing 737282C

Difficulty date
November 18, 2006
Submitted
November 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826AL
Make and model
Boeing 737282C
Aircraft serial
23051
Aircraft time
51,566 hours, 55,795 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Engine time
82,082 hours, 77,589 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
976J4981
Part serial
RD7839M
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 950 HNL-ITO: DURING FLIGHT, CREW ENCOUNTERED RADIO PROBLEMS AND FOUND NR 2 AND NR 3 TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED. THE CREW ALSO NOTED THE BOOST PUMP TANK 2 FWD CIRCUIT BREAKER OPEN. THE CREW RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS BUT CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED AGAIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HNL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE PROBLEM TO THE NR 2 ENGINE GENERATOR AND REPLACED IAW AMM 24-21-11. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE NR 2 ENGINE GENERATOR. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.