Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
November 23, 2008
Submitted
November 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25093
Aircraft time
76,268 hours, 12,287 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Generator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF. FLIGHT CANCELLED. APU GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF AND WILL NOT RESET. SEE PREVIOUS FOR FAULT "GEN DIODE". THE GEN HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED RECENTLY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND "GEN DIODE" WAS THE FAULT REPORTED BY AMSMM. ALSO AMSMM REPORTED INTERMITTENT "FIELD OFF" LIGHT WHEN SHAKING WIRES FROM FIREWALL TO GEN.