Service difficulty report · Generator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 24, 2013
Submitted
May 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28708
Aircraft time
60,094 hours, 16,794 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Generator
Part number
S281T00137
Part serial
1959
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU GENERATOR FIELD OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WILL NOT RESET. BPCU BIT FOR APU SHOWS GENERATOR TRIPPED REPLACED GENERATOR DIODE. APU GENERATOR WILL NOT TAKE LOAD AND SHOWS NO FREQUENCIES AND VOLTS. REPLACED APU GENERATOR. RAN APU AND LOADED GENERATOR. GENERATOR OPS CHECKED GOOD.