Service difficulty report · Relay · Boeing 74745EF

Difficulty date
August 28, 2025
Submitted
September 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486MC
Make and model
Boeing 74745EF
Aircraft serial
30608
Aircraft time
107,658 hours, 19,182 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
BACR13CF2A
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

LOST GEN 3 ON TAKEOFF, LOSS OF ALL INSTRUMENTS, FAILED ON CAPTAIN'S SIDE.(<P >BCU #1 AND GCU #3 REPLACED IAW AMM 24-23-01 AND IPC 24-23-01-20B ITEM 50 AND 55 EPGS GND TEST PASS. HOWEVER, GEN 3 OFF WHILE BUS XFER TO / FROM APU GEN 2 WITH CMC MSG 24490 GEN CONT BREAKER 3 FAIL, FIM 24-22 TASK 884 FOLLOWED. WIRING CHECK BETWEEN #3 GCB DC953 PIN 40 AND BCU DG11BA PIN C12, DC953 PIN 48 AND GCU -3, DG8BA PIN K3 AND DC953 PIN 16, AND BCU-1 DG10BA PIN C10. ALL RESULT SATIS IAW WDM 24-22-13. AS PER FIM 24-22 TASK 8844 AND WDM 24-22-13, #3 GCU PROTECTION RELAY R8122 REPLACED. GEN 3 ONLINE CHECKED SATIS. BUS XFER BETWEEN APU GEN RESULT GOOD. #3 BUS ISLN OPS CHECK NORMAL IAW AMM 24-22-00</P>)

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