Service difficulty report · Gcu · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
September 12, 2022
Submitted
September 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N880FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
0215
Aircraft time
13,372 hours, 20,862 cycles
Part
Gcu
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Stage of operation
DE
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

FLIGHT 7801 PHX - HII DISCREPANCY: ON DESCENT INTO HII, GENERATOR SHOWING 32 VOLTS THEN STANDBY ELECT POWER ON ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. GENERATOR OFF ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED, STANDBY ELECT POWER INOP ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED THEN BOTH STANDBY POWER CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO PHX, EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE GCU AND REPLACED AND ADJUSTED THE ACU. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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