Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
June 16, 2017
Submitted
June 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N710TW
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
28169
Aircraft time
73,102 hours, 20,284 cycles
Part
Gcu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DIVERTED DUE TO ELECTRICAL SURGING WITH INSTRUMENTS AND LIGHTING FLICKERING. ALSO HAD AUTOTHROTTLE DISCONNECT AND SEVERAL PRESSURIZATION SPIKES. WHILE ON APPROACH WE GOT L GEN OFF MSG. REPLACED LEFT GCU IAW AMM. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LEFT IDG IAW AMM. OPERATIONAL CHECKED NORMAL. ACFT VOLTS AND FREQS CONSTANT.

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