Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
July 25, 2003
Submitted
August 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AU
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22198
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 1892 - EN ROUTE SXM TO CLT, CREW RECEIVED AN EICAS MESSAGE, LT GEN DRIVE DISCONNECTED. LT GEN DRIVE LIGHT ALSO ILLUM. THEN ON APPR TO CLT, APU GENERATOR KICKED OFFLINE AND WOULD NOT RESET. FLT LANDED AT CLT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX ACCOM TROUBLESHOOTING PER FIM 24-20-00 AND FOUND LT IDG FILTER INDICATOR POPPED. CHECKED OIL FILTER. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED NEW FILTER AND RESET INDICATOR. OPERATIONAL TEST NORMAL. AS FOR THE APU, MX FOUND THE APU MAIN CONTROL CONNECTOR NOT SECURED. INSPECTED AND SECURED CONNECTOR. TESTED NORMAL PER 24-20-00. FOUND APU PNEUMATIC FLEX DUCT AND CLAMP LEAKING. REPLACED DUCT ASSEMBLY, P/N 14J81-2, AND TIGHTENED CLAMP. OPERATIONAL TEST AND LEAK CHECK NORMAL. (M)