Service difficulty report · Relay · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 18, 2011
Submitted
December 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25286
Aircraft time
84,960 hours, 13,619 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Relay
Part number
B4291
Part serial
30
Condition
Faulty
Location
External Power
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DUE TO REPORT OF EXTERNAL POWER CONTACTOR NOT OPENING AFTER EXTERNAL POWER WAS DE-SELECTED AND EXTERNAL POWER WAS REMOVED REPLACED EXTERNAL POWER CONTACTOR K114 PER MM. RPL'D EXTERNAL PWR CONTACTOR, CKS OKAY PER MM TEST. RAN ENGINES TO DUPLICATE DF680, PWR WOULD NOT TRANSFER TO ENG GEN'S & UTILITY BUSSES WOULD NOT COME ON. BPCU SHOWS SIGNS ON BOTH LINES, RESET PWR, BPCU DEAD. RPL'D BUSS PWR CONTROL UNIT REF MM, CKS OK PER MM. ** NEED TO RUN ENGINES TO CONFIRM REF SMC4.