Service difficulty report · Gcu · Cndair CL6013A

Difficulty date
May 24, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6013A
Part
Gcu
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Faulted
Location
Rat
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW DID RAM AIR TURBINE DROP TEST IN FLIGHT AND AFTER RAT DEPLOYED, A/C LOST ALL COCKPIT INDICATION (INCLUDING GEAR INDICATIONS) ONLY STANDBY INSTRUMENTS WERE FUNCTIONING, RAT HANDLE WAS STOWED IN THE ALLOTTED TIME, CREW TRIED TRANSFER OVERRIDE WITH SAME ISSUE, NUMEROUS CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE POPPED(IRU 1, FDR AC, ADC 1, STALL PROTECTION LEFT CHANNEL, VHF COM 1, OVERHEAD PANEL LIGHTS). CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY. TROUBLESHOOTING IS IN PROGRESS. THE EMERGENCY GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (GCU) AND PARTICULARLY, THE GENERATOR CONTACTOR DRIVER(GCD) AND VOLTAGE REGULATOR CIRCUIT INSIDE THE GCU WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS ISSUE. TROUBLESHOOTING AND INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. (TC# 20190530003)