Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 24, 2016
Submitted
August 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N62884
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
42203
Aircraft time
4,385 hours, 1,486 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
762185F
Part serial
6605
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED LOSING NUMBEROUS ELECTRICAL BUSSES. DIVERTED ACFT. NR 1 FAIL LOST TCAS, WINDOW HEAT, FUEL PUMPS, ELEC HYD NR 1 APU COULD NOT POWER ACFT BUT RUNS COULD NOT ACCEPT GROUND POWER. REPLACED THE NR 1 AND APU GENERATOR CONTROL UNITS IAW AMM 24-21-81. REPLACED BPCU IAW AMM 24-41-21. RAN BOTH ENGINES AND APU WHILE SWAPPING AC POWER SOURCES. ALL ACFT SYSTEM APPEAR NORMAL AND CONNECT AND DISCONNCT FROM AC BUSSES. PERFORMED LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION, NO FINDINGS. ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD