Service difficulty report · Gcu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 10, 2005
Submitted
July 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49763
Aircraft time
45,682 hours, 31,748 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
947F9453
Part serial
MK2499
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
14,296 hours, 8,150 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

A/C RETURNED TO PLATFORM. DURING ENGINES STARTING, LT GENERATOR LIGHT TURNED ON. DETECTED THAT RT GENERATOR AND APU GENERATOR DID NOT GET THEIR BARS. CROSS FEED SUPPLY OUT OF SERVICE. LT GEN OFF LIGHT TURNED ON. GCU OF APU REPLACED IAW MM 24-20-00 CORRECTING THE FAILURE. BCU REPLACED BUT FAILURE CONTINUED IN CROSS FEED SUPPLY AND LT GENERATOR LIGHT. RT GENERATOR DEFERRED IAW MEL 24-8. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, RELAY R2-33 WIRING WAS REPAIRED IAW WDM 30-27-00. ENGINE, APU GENERATOR AND EXTERNAL POWER WERE TESTED AND RELAY R2-37 REPLACED IAW MM 24-20-06, MM 24-40-00 AND MM 24-20-00 RESPECTIVELY. DEFERRED REPORT CLOSED.

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