What was found
(CAN) RT GENERATOR WOULD NOT COME ON LINE. SWITCHED R/H GENERATOR TO LT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (GCU) WORKED FINE. REPLACED RT GCU AND IT SHORTED OUT AND SMOKED. UNIT HAD OTSO.
- Difficulty date
- February 28, 2001
- Submitted
- March 28, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Gulstm 690D
- Aircraft time
- 12,053 hours
- Engine
- Garrtt TPE3315
- Propeller
- Rotol R306382F7
- System (JASC)
- 2436 · DC Regulator
- Part
- Gcu
- Part number
- VR15284
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Rt Generator
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- H, B, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.