Service difficulty report · Gcu · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 2, 2017
Submitted
January 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N362AG
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B438
Aircraft time
34,189 hours, 38,094 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
51539007B
Part serial
94578
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, LT MAIN BUSS, LT ESS BUSS, AND INVERT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALL CAPTAIN SIDE INSTRUMENTS INOPERATIVE. RAN QRH AND L MAIN BUSS, AND LESS BUSS WERE STILL OFFLINE, AS WELL AS CAPTAIN INSTRUMENTS. MAIN EMERGENCY, AND OTBD BRAKE ACCUMMNULATORS INDICATED ZERO. DECLEARED EMERGENCY. NO FLAP LANDING. INSPECTED, REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 24-31-10-02 AND AMM 24-30-00.

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