Service difficulty report · Feeder Cable · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
February 21, 2011
Submitted
February 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25389
Aircraft time
82,110 hours, 13,146 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Feeder Cable
Part number
6F16610501
Condition
Burned
Location
Generator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU GEN WILL NOT STAY ON LINE. APU RUNS AIR. APU ELECTRICAL INOP. APU PNEUMATIC FUNCTION IS OK. DEFERRED APU GENERATOR PER MEL. HMG TEST OK. GROUND CREW REPORTS THE 2ND AND 3RD FEEDER WIRES ARE BURNED AT THE GENERATOR TERMINAL BLOCK . THE FEEDER WIRES ARE SECURE. PERFORMED BPCU TEST. APU GEN SYS SHOWS DP TRIP, OVERLAP ZONE, GEN-FDR. CHECKED APU GEN FEEDER CABLES AND FOUND THAT 2 OF THE FEEDER CABLES SHOW BURN MARKS AT THE TERMINAL BLOCK. REPLACED GENERATOR AND FEEDER HARNESS FROM GEN TO FIREWALL. ALL OPS CK NORMAL ON GROUND.