Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 10, 2007
Submitted
March 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N225UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30554
Aircraft time
18,868 hours, 2,495 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Gcu
Part number
756603D
Part serial
1293
Condition
Faulty
Location
Right
Part time
18,944 hours, 2,508 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

CREW RECEIVED EICAS MSG FOR LEFT AC BUS TIE FAILED, AND STATUS MSG SHOWING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FAILED. *S/D* ELEC BUSS ISOLATION MSG L AND R EICAS. RIGHT BUSS TIE ISOLATION LIGHT ONLY OVERHEAD. RESTORED ELMS EU'S, RAN BOTH ENGINES AND TRANSFERRED PWR BETWEEN ENG GENERATORS, APU AND EXTERNAL PWR, LEFT & RIGHT BUSS TIES OPERATE NORMALLY, PER MAINT TIPS. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. ENGRNG REQUESTED UNIT REMOVAL. KNOWN PROB WITH GCU & EXISTING SERVICE BULLETIN CORRECTS. MOD DONE BY ATTRITION.