Service difficulty report · Gcu · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
June 28, 2018
Submitted
June 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9621A
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53592
Aircraft time
55,477 hours, 27,559 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
947F9453
Part serial
OL3001BC
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AFTER STARTING APU INFLIGHT 5 MINUTES IN, THE APU GENERATOR TRIPPED OFFLINE. COUPLED WITH THE LEFT GENERATOR FAILURE IN MIC# 34440469 - WE DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN AUS. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, FLIGHT CHANGED EQUIPMENT AND CONTINUED. REPLACED APU GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT PER AMM 24-20-07. (SEE ALSO SDR #'S: AALA20180628017 & AALA201806299005)

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