Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
May 22, 2013
Submitted
May 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27303
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Faulty
Location
Electrical Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENROUTE, LT GEN OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. BUS ISOLATED. ACARS OH DISPLAYED. SYS OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER GEN CONTROL RESET. BUS TIE RESET NOT ATTEMPTED. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX PLACED THE LT GENERATOR ON MEL AND RELEASED THE ACFT FOR FLIGHT. THE LT IDG FEEDER CABLE AND THE FIREWALL CONNECTOR WERE LATER REPLACED, AND CONNECTOR WAS ALSO REPINNED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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