Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
December 19, 2004
Submitted
December 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N348UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24252
Aircraft time
47,999 hours, 26,293 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Gcu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Generator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DIVERTED TO TWF (TWIN FALLS, ID) DUE TO LEFT GENERATOR BUSS FAILURE. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE CLIMBING. NR 1 GEN OFF BUS LIGHT WITH ASSOCIATED "BUSS OFF" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TRANSFER BUS LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE BUT HAD BOTH LT TANK FUEL PUMP INOP LIGHTS ON. FOUND SEVERAL CB'S POPPED. APPEARS TO BE VOLTAGE SPIKE. PERFORMED CHECK OF SYSTEM WITH NR 2 ENG GEN AND APU SUPPLYING POWER AFTER CB RESET AND ALL SYSTEMS OPS CHK NORMAL. DISCONNECTED NR 1 CSD, OIL LEVEL NORMAL AIRCRAFT REQUIRED TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR NR 1 ENG GENERATOR SYSTEM. REPLACED THE NR 1 ENG GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT AS A PRECAUTION.