Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 737217

Difficulty date
October 25, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737217
Aircraft time
55,213 hours, 33,767 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17A
Part
Gcu
Part number
915F2124
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Generator
Part time
29,984 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DEPARTED WITH MEL ON NR 2 GENERATOR, GENERATOR HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED. 50 MILES SOUTH WEST OF YQB, THE APU GENERATOR FAILED. NR 1 BUS TRANSFER DID NOT TAKE PLACE, FIRST OFFICER WAS WITHOUT INSTRUMENTS. REQUESTED LANDING TO YQB, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. APU GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD TRIPPED. REPLACED GCU AS PER WORK CARD 2271-2. OFF CANADIAN PART 7-2450-9-0001, SERIAL 0758, ON SERIAL 2847. OFF CANADIAN PART #7-2450-9-0002 SERIAL 0776, ON S/N 1112.