Service difficulty report · Speed Switch · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
January 30, 2007
Submitted
February 1, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N444US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24862
Part
Speed Switch
Part number
38762594
Part serial
GE2790
Condition
Faulty
Location
Aft Cabin
Part time
17,427 hours, 12,238 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

CLT FLT 1081 FLIGHT DEPARTED PIT EN ROUTE TO FLL WITH THE NR 2 GENERATOR/CSD INOPERATIVE. DURING CRUISE, AT FL340, THE APU OVERSPEED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. WITH ONLY ONE GENERATOR REMAINING, CREW DIVERTED FLIGHT TO CLT WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. INSPECTED APU WIRING AND KNOWN PROBLEM AREAS. NO DEFECTS OBSERVED. REMOVED AND REPLACED 3 SPEED SWITCH PER MM 49-61-22-4, AS PRECAUTIONARY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED APU CONTROL UNIT (M280 BOX). FOUND THE FREQUENCY TO BE LOW (OUT OF LIMITS) ON THE NR 2 ENGINE CSD. ADJUSTED FREQUENCY PER MM 24-11-11. OPERATION CHECK NORMAL. CHECKED AND REPL

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