Service difficulty report · Gcu · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809NY
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49263
Part
Gcu
Part number
947F9452
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Part time
30,880 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE OPERATING THE APU DURING CRUISE FLIGHT WITH THE LEFT GENERATOR PLACARDED INOPERATIVE, THE APU GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF. THE FAILURE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY AN AC CROSSTIE LOCKOUT LIGHT. THE APU GENERATOR WAS RESET AND POWER WAS RESTORED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT PER MM 24-20-07 AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 14,523.

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