Service difficulty report · Gcu · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 4, 2008
Submitted
January 11, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N162ZV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE162
Aircraft time
19,024 hours, 33,062 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Gcu
Part number
51538001A
Part serial
95224
Condition
Inoperative
Part time
19,024 hours, 33,062 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BATTERY CHARGE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED 8 TIMES IN FLIGHT, AMMETER SHOWED DISCHARGE DURING ILLUMINATION (NEEDLE DOWN ON AMMETER). MAINTENANCE PARALLELED GENERATOR CONTROL UNITS AND CLEARED DISCREPANCY.

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