Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 21, 2000
Submitted
January 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26916
Aircraft time
23,633 hours, 4,827 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Generator
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

A RIGHT BUS AND GENERATOR FAILURE WITH LOAD SHEDDING IN PROGRESS. THE APU WAS STARTED BUT WAS UNABLE TO POWER THE RIGHT BUS. *S/D* THE ACFT RT MAIN BUS WAS NOT POWERED BY RT IDG OR APU GENERATOR. THE GCU WAS SWAPPED WITH THE LT GCU. THE PROBLEM FOLLOWED. THE RT GCU WAS REPLACED, PERFORMED OP CHECK. A FAILURE IN THE GCU WHICH PREVENTED THE RT BUS TIE BREAKER TO CLOSE AND PREVENTED THE RT MAIN BUS TO BE POWERED. THE GCU WAS TESTED AT UAL SHOP AND FAILED THE FIRST TASK OF THE TEST PROG. THE BOARD WAS SENT TO THE VENDOR FOR TESTING. INITIAL REPORT, BOARD FAILED THE TEST. REQUESTED REPORT FROM THE VENDOR. REQUESTED BOEING TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER.