SDR 4381002

Service difficulty report · Gcu · Beech B200

Difficulty date
February 7, 2006
Submitted
February 16, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1509G
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1308
Aircraft time
8,754 hours, 10,908 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
51530007B
Part serial
9183
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Gen
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT CAME IN FOR GENERATOR PARALLELING. LEFT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. INSTALLED OVERHAULED GCU S/N 10853A; GCU FAILED ON INITIAL RESET. INSTALLED SECOND GCU S/N 9183; GCU FAILED ON INITIAL RESET. BOTH ABOVE GCU'S HAD JUST BEEN OVERHAULED BY PRECISION ELECTRONICS, INC., ATLANTA, GA FOR THE SAME INITIAL FAILURE PROBLEM. INSTALLED A THIRD GCU S/N 9657; WHICH FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY, ALSO OVERHAULED BY PRECISION ELECTRONICS, INC.

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