Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
October 27, 2008
Submitted
October 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24556
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
36177501
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
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

EN ROUTE FROM ORD TO PHL, DURING CRUISE, THE APU GENERATOR FELL OFF LINE. CREW WAS UNABLE TO GET IT BACK ON LINE. SINCE THE NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR WAS ALREADY ON MEL, THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PIT WHERE THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT PER MM 49-31-11-4. APU OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD PER MM 49-11-00. AS FOR THE NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR, MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE GCU PER MM 24-21-84-1. OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD.

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