Service difficulty report · Rccb · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 24, 2014
Submitted
August 28, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N953AR
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48520
Aircraft time
63,460 hours, 16,309 cycles
Part
Rccb
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 3 Buss
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO TOP OF DESCENT THAT A LEVEL 2 ALERT FOR GEN BUSS 3 FAULT WAS DISPLAYED IN THE EAD. FOLLOWED THE QRH PROCEDURES, DEPLOYED THE ADG AND NO FUEL DUMP WAS PERFORMED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT OR DELAY. PERFORMED FIM 24-20-17, STEPS 1-5, CHECKED T1-T3 FOR IDG TO GROUND. CHECKED CONNECTIONS P1-8559A & P1-8559B. CHECKED 53-393. GR-3 TO BTR-3, B7-7, B7-8 & B7-9 WITH GROUND = 250 OHMS. CHECKED GENERATOR RELAY & BUSS TIE RELAY. FOUND ALL NORMAL. FOUND RCCB B1-138 DIFFERENTIAL FAULT DEFECTIVE, R & R RCCB AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL.

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