Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
August 25, 2016
Submitted
August 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27244
Aircraft time
71,931 hours, 27,353 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
M734284F
Part serial
02070
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
48,170 hours, 18,238 cycles
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

LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT AND APU WOULD NOT START IN FLIGHT. APU WAS STARTED ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED APU BITE TEST IAW TSM 49-815-846-0-01 WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED THE NR 1 GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (GCU) AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 24-22-02.

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