Service difficulty report · Gcu · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
January 8, 2002
Submitted
January 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N29UA
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
46159
Aircraft time
51,747 hours, 27,047 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
51508000
Part serial
1033AC
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
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

DURING APPROACH NR 4 GENERATOR UNPARALLEL LIGHT AND BUS POWER FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT DESTINATION UNEVENTFUL. RESET NR 4 GENERATOR SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 24-5-1 ENTERED ON DMI 16156 PER MEL 24-1 GEN NR 4 INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT IAW MM 24-20-1, OPS CHECK NORMAL. DMI CLEARED ON LOG PAGE 107253.

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