Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
October 17, 2008
Submitted
October 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23567
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Failed
Location
Electrical Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 119- IN CRUISE, LT AC BUSS FAILED. GENERATOR RESET DID NOT CORRECT CONDITION. ATTEMPTS TO POWER LT AC BUSS FROM OTHER POWER SOURCES NOT SUCCESSFUL. FLT DIVERTED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED GROUND POWER CONTACTOR, CURRENT XFORMERS, & BUSS TIE C/B, NO EFFECT. PERFORMED FIM PROCEDURE 24-22-00. NO FAULTS FOUND. FOUND A SUSPECTED SHORTED AFT GALLEY FEEDER WIRE. WIRES DISCONNECTED, ISOLATION STILL OCCURRED. PROBLEM ISOLATED TO LT XFER BUSS & CAPTAIN'S CDU. WITH CDU REMOVED, OPS OK. DETERMINED CAPTAIN'S CDU C/B HAD MALFUNCTIONED. REPLACEMENT FIXED THE CONDITION. WIRE CHECKED OK & REINSTALLED. COFFEEMAKERS & GALLEY POWER LOAD CONTROL UNIT REPLACED.

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