Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 1, 2017
Submitted
September 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36350
Aircraft time
7,989 hours, 2,706 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
762185J
Part serial
AAA6016929
Condition
Faulted
Location
Ee Bay
Part time
7,987 hours, 2,704 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

WHEN SWITCHING FROM GROUND POWER TO APU POWER, THE RIGHT SOURCE OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACFT GROUNDED. WHILE EVALUATING VERIFIED FAULT. REPLACED BPCU & APU GCU WITH SERVICEABLE PARTS. ACCOMPLISHED INSTALLATION TEST OF BOTH THE BPCU & APU GCU. BOTH PASSED. ACCOMPLISHED EVALUATION AND NOW NO FAULTS. IAW FIM 24-21 TASK 823, AMM 24-41-21-400-801, AND AMM 24-21-81-400-801.