Service difficulty report · Feeder Cable · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
April 28, 2009
Submitted
May 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27115
Aircraft time
69,860 hours, 11,345 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Feeder Cable
Condition
Shorted
Location
Rt Generator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

R GEN TRIPPED OFF LINE. FLIGHT DIVERTED. FOUND RT ENG IDG FEEDER CABLE SHORTED TO ADJACENT BRACKET. ALSO FOUND CHAFING AT CLAMP. WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF FEEDER CABLE. INTERIM RPR WITH SPLICE & NEW SECTION OF CABLE, RAN RT ENG PER JRH OKAY. THE PINS ON THE FWD UPPER IDG CONNECTOR NEED REPLACEMENT BASED ON REPORT OF CORROSION. REPLACED WITH PERMANENT CABLE & SPLICE. RAN ENG PER JRH, OPS CHECKED OK. IDG FWD UPPER CONNECTOR INSPECTED OK. DISCUSSED & CONCURRED WITH SAMC. ACCMP'D NON-ETOPS VERIFICATION FLIGHT. ACFT RETURNED TO SVC.