Service difficulty report · Generator · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
January 10, 2009
Submitted
January 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24478
Part
Generator
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
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

ENROUTE, CREW REPORTED THE LT ENGINE CSD LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE GENERATOR DROPPED OFF LINE. CREW DISCONNECTED THE CSD AND STARTED THE APU, WHEREAS, THE APU GENERATOR RAN FOR TWO MINUTES BEFORE DROPPING OFF LINE. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT ENGINE CSD AND GENERATOR IAW MM 24-21-11 AND 24-11-1. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. AS FOR THE APU, MX PERFORMED APU GENERATOR TEST IAW MM TASK 24-21-21-724-023. TEST CHECKS GOOD.

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