Service difficulty report · Generator · Boeing 747446

Difficulty date
February 7, 2020
Submitted
February 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N465MC
Make and model
Boeing 747446
Aircraft serial
24784
Aircraft time
101,206 hours, 19,586 cycles
Part
Generator
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, H
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON ENGINE START, ENGINES 1 AND 4, APU QUIT WORKING. SMELL OF ELECTRICAL BURNING AT L5 REPORTED BY FA. POWER WOULD NOT HOLD WITH GPU.(<P>TRANSFERRED TO MDDR 124399 IAW MEL 49-11-01, CAT 'C', DUE 17FEB20. GVI OF APU COMPARTMENT C/W. GEN OF APU CAUSED SMELL PER AMM 49-00-00.</P>)