Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
May 14, 2010
Submitted
May 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457UW
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
25021
Part
Control Panel
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

TPA - FLIGHT DEPARTED DCA ENROUTE TO TPA WITH MEL 24-01A APPLIED DUE TO THE NR 1 ENGINE CSD LEAKING. DURING FLIGHT, THE APU GENERATOR REPEATEDLY DROPPED THE NR 1 GENERATOR BUS. APU STATS WERE: EGT-380, VOLTS-117, FREQS-408 AND AMPS-30. THE BUS DROPPED OFF LINE EVERY ONE MINUTE BUT WOULD RECONNECT EVERYTIME. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT TPA. MAINTENANCE OPERATED APU ON LINE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT. HOLDS NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU GENERATOR CONTROL PANEL PER MM 24-21-81. CLEARED MEL 24-01A WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE NR 1 ENGINE CSD FILTER HOUSING O-RING AND DEFECTIVE HOLD DOWN BOLT IN HOUSING MOUNT. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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