Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
May 20, 2008
Submitted
May 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30550
Aircraft time
31,138 hours, 4,043 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Gcu
Part number
756603E
Condition
Faulty
Location
Right
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ELEC GEN OFF R RIGHT GENERATOR CONTROL BREAKER (GCB) OPEN OR GENERATOR CONTROL SWITCH OFF, AND ENGINE NOT SHUT DOWN. ADVISORY MSG01- NOT ACTIVE DESCENT MODE DEPENDENT; INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR (R) FREQUENCY IS LOW. DB- GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (R) MSG02- LATCHED DESCENT MODE DEPENDENT; INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR (R) WAS MANUALLY DISCONNECTED. DB- GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (R) MSG-2431632 INACTV DC MODE MSG-2431562 LATCHD DC MODE. FOUND FAULTY GENERATOR AND INTEGRATED DRIVE UNIT. REPLACED RT GCU PER MM24-22-02, OPS CHECKS NORMAL. INSTALLED NEW IDG PER AMM 24-11-01-401. OP AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. AC OK FOR SERVICE.