SDR UALA2011082204437

Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date: August 20, 2011
Submitted: August 23, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N642UA
Make and model: Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial: 25092
Aircraft time: 87,639 hours, 14,017 cycles
Engine: Pwa PW4060
System (JASC): 2440 · External Power System
Part: Receptacle
Condition: Faulty
Location: External Power
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: C
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

IN CONDUCTING THE BUS POWER CONTROL UNIT TEST PER MM FOUND THAT AIRCRAFT WILL NOT ACCEPT EXTERNAL POWER. FOUND PIN-A OF THE EXTERNAL POWER CONNECTOR LOOSE AND THE INSULATION BETWEEN PIN-A AND PIN-B CRACKED. REPLACED EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTICAL PER MM. SEALANT APPLIED AT 0130 ON 8-20-11 SEALANT TYPE IS SEA3750-14. TEST NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED ON BUS POWER CONTROL UNIT DUE TO UNIT REPLACEMENT. ACCOMPLISHED TEST PER MM.