Service difficulty report · Gcu · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 20, 2013
Submitted
March 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49731
Aircraft time
69,841 hours, 36,523 cycles
Part
Gcu
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DFW - CREW REPORTED ON DESCENT THE LEFT GENERATOR FAILED AND THE CROSSTIE LOCK-OUT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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