Service difficulty report · Csd · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
July 18, 2003
Submitted
August 20, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N527AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23862
Part
Csd
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB-OUT FROM FLL, EN ROUTE TO DCA, CREW REPORTED THE NR 2 ENGINE GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF LIE AS THE NR 2 CSD LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW STARTED APU AND PLACED THE APU GENERATOR ON LINE. AT FL240, THE APU SHUTDOWN WITH THE FAULT LIGHT AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. THE APU FAILED TO RESTART ON FIRST ATTEMPT AT FL250. CREW BEGAN DIVERSION PROCEDURES. AT FL140, THE APU STARTED ON SECOND ATTMEPT BUT CREW STILL ELECTED TO DIVERT TO MIA. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 2 ENGINE CSD TO BE INADVERTENTLY DISCONNECTED IN FLL. RECONNECTED NR 2 ENGINE CSD AND CHECKED OIL LEVEL. RAN ENGINE. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL PER MM. THE APU WAS PLACED ON MEL.

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