Service difficulty report · Tru · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
April 23, 2011
Submitted
April 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23876
Part
Tru
Part number
2299
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E&E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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

PBI - DURING FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED THE NR 1 TR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED (27 VOLTS/0 AMPS). MULTIPLE FAILURES OCCURRED INCLUDING AFT MAIN FUEL PUMP AND CAPTAIN'S STATIC 1 AUX PITOT STATIC. ON RETURN TO FIELD TO PBI, ALL FAILURES CLEARED. CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR NR 1 TR WAS STILL OUT. WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED, MORE FAILURES OCCURRED: FLIGHT DIRECTORS, NR 1 ENGINE INSTRUMENTS, ANTI-SKID, YAW DAMPER, L/E FLAP EXTENSION LIGHTS AND AIRSPEED CURSOR. ALL FAILURES RETURNED TO NORMAL ON LANDING. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED TROUBLESHOOTING OF AC GENERATION SYSTEM 1A (4), "OPEN PHASE CONDITION". CHECKED FIREWALL DISCONNECT D41 AND WING D5124P. NO SIGNS OF OVERHEATING OR ARCING. REMOVED AND REPLACED TR NR 1 UNIT ALONG WITH R3 TRANSFER BUS 1 RELAY PER MM 24-21-00-101 AND 24-21-31. RAN NR 1 ENGINE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THEN NR 2 ENGINE AND POWERED BOTH BUSSES. OPERATIONAL NORMAL AT THIS TIME.