Service difficulty report · Relay · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 10, 2009
Submitted
October 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25397
Aircraft time
67,704 hours, 19,554 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Relay
Part number
B4301
Part serial
CK57274CK57081
Condition
Faulty
Location
Electrical Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EICAS MSG R GEN DRIVE DISPLAYED. GEN DRIVE LIGHT ILLUM. GEN DRIVE DISCONNECTED. NOTICED C/B 1 ON FACE OF R GCU WAS OPEN, LIKELY FROM IN FLT. SWAPPED LT & RT ENG GCU'S & RAN RT ENG AGAIN. C/B 1 POPPED AGAIN. BPCU MSGS ARE 28V TO CONTROL SW, GCB-WIRING-GCU, BTB-WIRING-GCU & POWER INTERRUPT. NEED TO FIND WHY C/B 1 IS POPPING. FIM SUGGESTS A PANEL SWITCH PROBLEM, RT GCB (C903), RT BTB (C904). IDG SEEMS TO BE OK. GCU'S STILL IN SWAPPED POS. R & R RT IDG, NO HELP. STILL NOT ABLE TO GENERATE A FIELD. NOTED FIELD OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON P61 PANEL. REPLACED R GEN CONT BREAKER C903 & REPLACED RT BUSS TIE CONT BREAKER C904. OPS CHECKS GOOD, NO FAULTS NOTED.