SDR TWRA97201

Service difficulty report · Bpcu · Boeing 747212B

Difficulty date
November 27, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618FF
Make and model
Boeing 747212B
Aircraft serial
21937
Part
Bpcu
Part number
21B772R
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SJU-JFK - DURING CRUISE, DIVERTED TO MIA, ESS BUS OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND STANDBY ON LIGHT WAS OP. THE ESS BUSS OFF LIGHT, FWD PNL ON. PLACING ESS A/C BUS SELECTOR SW TO GEN 3, 2 OR 1 NO HELP AND NO CHANGE IN A/C FOR DC POWER. PLACING ESS A/C BUS TO OFF, ALL T/R RE NORMAL AND GEN ALL NORM. CAPT HSI COMPASS SPINS WITH RADIO INS SW IN INS AFTER FLAPS WERE POS 1. THE UPPER YAW DAMPER LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, CAPT FLT DIRECTION WAS OFF. R/R'D NR 1 BPCU UNIT PER MM 24-23-00 AND OPS CHECK PER 24-20-00. RAN ALL 4 ENGINES PER 71-00-00 SWITCHED NORMAL ACROSS 4, 3, 2, 1 SELECTOR. ALL LIGHT FUNCTION OK. ALSO PER OPS CHECK OK STANDBY POWER LIGHT OK PER 24-27-01. (M)

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