Service difficulty report · Harness · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
February 8, 2000
Submitted
April 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N235US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22275
Part
Harness
Part number
6130200003
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DTW - FLT 517 - INBOUND TO DTW FROM CLT, THE NR 1 GENERATOR BUS OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH LOSS OF ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS. THE AIRCRAFTS APU WAS ON MEL FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO START. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT BEING REDUCED TO ONE POWER SOURCE AVAILABLE. CAPT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE A STANDARD APPROACH. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE CSD LOW ON OIL. SERVICED CSD TO FULL. ALSO, FOUND A CHAFED WIRE ON THE NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR HARNESS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR HARNESS. RAN ENGINE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED. THE MEL ON APU WAS CLEARED BY REMOVING AND REPLACING THE APU IGNITION UNIT (P/ 10-381750-14). APU OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)