Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
June 10, 2000
Submitted
August 23, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N261AU
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22867
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Egt Indicator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 2673 - EN ROUTE FROM BOS TO TPA, THE APU EGT GAUGE WENT TO ZERO DURING FLIGHT. THE APU WAS IN USE AS THE NR 1 GENERATOR WAS ON MEL. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LOOSE CONNECTION ON THE EGT HARNESS CONNECTOR. TIGHTENED CONNECTOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU EGT INDICATOR (P/N 152BL802A) AS PRECAUTIONARY. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)