Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
February 2, 2012
Submitted
February 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18119
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27561
Aircraft time
57,377 hours, 15,084 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
734284F
Part serial
4134
Condition
Faulty
Location
Left
Part time
56,112 hours, 15,425 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

OUT OF 7000 ON CLIMBOUT EICS YAW DAMPNER LIGHT FLICKERED ALONG WITH FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS. RESET FLIGHT AIRECATICS. CONTINUED WITH CLIMBOUT THE YAW DAMPNER WAS JERKING THE RUDDER AND ATTITUDE AND NAVIGATION SCREENS FLICKERED ON AND OFF CHANGED ATA 2400 TO 2420. LEFT GENERATOR DEFECTIVE, LEFT GEN PLACARD INOP C/W DDP NR 2 IDG OIL OK AND APU OIL OK REM AND REPLACED LEFT GEN GCU UNIT PER AMM 24-22-02. PERFORMED LEFT GEN SYS TEST PER AMM 24-11-00-710-801. NO FOULTS NOTED ON GCU. OPS CHECKS GOOD. PLA REMOVED ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1497786 SN OFF 04134 UNIT, GENERATOR OFF 99-2411-9-0001 4134 ON 99-2411-9-0001 6273.