Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
September 4, 2012
Submitted
September 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25391
Aircraft time
85,579 hours, 13,720 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Connector
Part number
6F16620501
Condition
Burned
Location
Apu Gen
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

APU FAILED START ON 2 ATTEMPTS WITH FAULT LIGHT. DEFERRED PER SAMC. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM PER FIM 49-11-00. REPLACED APU BATTERY PER MM AND OPS GOOD. REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER PER MM. PERFORMED SERVICE TIP GEN FEEDER CABLE FIREWALL CONNECTOR INSPECTION PER MM AND FOUND CONNECTOR DAMAGED, PINS AND SOCKETS FUSED-BURNT. REPLACED GENERATOR HARNESS FROM PRODUCTION SPLICE 085625 TO FIREWALL, P-N 6F16620-501 PER BSWPM 20-30-13 AND REPLACED R-12 DIODE PER WDM 49-61-11. OPERATIONAL CHECKED NORMAL PER MM.