Service difficulty report · Transformer · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
January 24, 2000
Submitted
April 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N356US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23559
Part
Transformer
Part number
941D3391
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
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

BWI - FLT 549 - FLIGHT DEPARTED LGA WITH AN MEL ON THE APU FOR NOT STARTING. WHILE EN ROUTE TO CLT, THE NR 1 GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF LINE TWICE AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESET BOTH TIMES. GENERATOR THEN TRIPPED A THIRD TIME AND WOULD NOT RESET. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BWI AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED CHAFED T1 CABLE JUST BELOW NR 1 ENGINE PYLON CONNECTOR, RESEATED LOOSE CONNECTOR RECEPTACLE AT NR 1 ENGINE PYLON CONNECTOR AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE CURRENT TRANSFORMER. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. CLEARED MEL ON APU BY REPLACING 3 SPEED SWITCH (P/N 3609480-10). APU CHECKS GOOD. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 1 GENERATOR AND CSD. (M)