Service difficulty report · Gcu · Cessna 441

Difficulty date
February 28, 2021
Submitted
March 3, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N128EZ
Make and model
Cessna 441
Aircraft serial
4410128
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110N
Part
Gcu
Part number
51530001
Part serial
5044
Condition
Unknown
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING A ROUTINE TRAINING FLIGHT THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN PER AFM PROCEDURES. THE LEFT BUS CURRENT LIMITER FAILED OPEN AT SOME POINT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF LEFT BUS POWER AND THE INABILITY TO RESTART THE ENGINE DUE TO NO POWER ON THE LEFT BUS. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WIRING WAS INSPECTED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED, THE OPEN CURRENT LIMITER WAS REPLACED WITH NEW. THE GCU WAS REPLACED FOR BEING SUSPECTED OF NOT OPENING THE LINE CONTACTOR AFTER THE STARTER GENERATOR COULD NOT DEVELOP APPROPRIATE VOLTAGE AS THE ENGINE ROTATIONAL SPEED REDUCED BELOW IDLE SPEED. THE NEWLY INSTALLED GCU WAS ADJUSTED AND PARALLELED IAW THE C441 MM. ADDITIONALLY THE LINE CONTACTOR WAS MONITORED DURING A GROUND OPERATIONS WHILE SHUTTING ENGINE DOWN WITH THE GENERATOR STILL SELECTED TO ON, SIMULATING THE IN FLIGHT OCCURRENCE. THE REPLACEMENT GCU OPENED THE LINE CONTACTOR DURING THE SHUTDOWN. THE REMOVED GCU IS BEING SENT TO REPAIR STATION FOR FUNCTIONAL TEST, IN PARTICULAR FOR LINE CONTACTOR CONTROLLING FUNCTION.

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