Service difficulty report · Gcu · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
September 23, 2021
Submitted
October 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568VA
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
6800331
Aircraft time
2,264 hours, 1,649 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
51525001F
Part serial
P5817
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Generator
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

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED OF AN AMBER CAS MESSAGE INDICATING 31 VOLTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS ON THE RIGHT DC GENERATOR. THEN VOLTAGE RETURNED TO NORMAL WITHOUT CREW INTERVENTION. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM TROUBLESHOT AND DETERMINED A DEFECTIVE RIGHT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT. THE DEFECTIVE UNIT WAS REMOVED AND AN OVERHAULED UNIT INSTALLED. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE

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