Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
October 9, 2009
Submitted
October 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22508
Aircraft time
105,348 hours, 18,565 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURN BACK AFTER TAKEOFF GROUND SAFETY RELAY LIGHT ON. OTHER INDICATIONS WERE BOTH ATC TRANSPONDERS INOP, LOW SPEED BRAKE RELEASE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AUTO THROTTLES/FRATTS DISENGAGED AUTO PRESSURIZATION INOP. WIRING CHECKED PER WDM 32-09-00. FOUND R952 ON P14 PIN 6 TO 12 SOCKET DIRTY. CLEANED BOTH SOCKETS. R229 FOUND PIN X1 AND X2 SOCKETS DIRTY CLEANED BOTH SOCKETS. ALL WIRING CHECKED ON ATC TRANSPONDERS CABIN PRESSURE CHECKED IN FLIGHT AND GROUND MODE OK. A/T FFRATS FUNCTION TEST OK