Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 8, 2012
Submitted
July 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N228UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30556
Aircraft time
44,701 hours, 5,435 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Converter
Condition
Failed
Location
Backup Generator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FAILURE IN THE BACKUP ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS OCCURRED THAT CANNOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO A BACKUP GENERATOR. REPLACED GEN BACKUP CONVERTER, ALL TESTED NORMAL. REPLACED GENERATOR BACKUP CONVERTER, ALL TESTS NORMAL. SUCCESSFUL ENGINE RUN TEST.