Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
August 23, 2008
Submitted
September 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23879
Part
Connector
Part number
FRFOE2822P03
Condition
Burned
Location
Nr 2 Pylon
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT FLT1577 AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CLT, CREW REPORTED THE FIRST OFFICER’S GYRO AND IRU FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE NR 2 AND NR 3 TRANSFORMER/RECTIFIER CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE TRIPPED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE RESET THE NR 2 AND NR 3 TRANSFORMER/RECTIFIER CIRCUIT BREAKERS. OPS CHECK NORMAL. NO FAULTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 AND NR 3 TRANSFORMER/RECTIFIERS, AS PRECAUTIONARY PER MM 24-21-31. FIRST OFFICER’S TRANSFORMER/RECTIFIER OPERATE PROPERLY PER MM 34-28-00. FURTHERMORE, FOUND PINS/SOCKETS BURNED ON NR 2 ENGINE PYLON CONNECTORS D3026 AND D410 DUE TO A SUBSEQUENT EVENT THE FOLLOWING DAY. REPLACED CONNECTORS. ACCOMPLISHED AC GENERATION SYSTEM TEST PER MM 24-21-00. CHECKS O.K.