Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
November 19, 2009
Submitted
November 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N57111
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27301
Aircraft time
62,888 hours, 13,939 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
734285E734284F
Part serial
17024273
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E&E Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LT AND RT UTILITY BUSES TRIPPED FOR ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS IN FLIGHT. ALSO LT AND RT UTILITY BUS MESSAGE APPEARED ON EICAS. UTILITY BUSES RESET THEMSELVES. GALLEY POWER AND VIDEO TURNED OFF. T/S PER MM 24-22-00, REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AND RT GCU AND BPCU AS PER MM 24-22-02 AND 24-41-03. PERFORMED INSTALLATION TEST AND AC POWER SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST AS PER 24-22-00. ALL TESTS SATISFACTORY, OK TO CONTINUE.