Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 767432ER

Difficulty date
January 16, 2001
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831MH
Make and model
Boeing 767432ER
Aircraft serial
29702
Aircraft time
684 hours, 441 cycles
Part
Gcu
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
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

ATB DUE TO ELECTRICAL PWR FAIL IN FLT WITH THE FOLLOWING C/B POPPED ON P-6 PANEL-DC STBY-BAT BUS DIST-L GEN CONT UNIT-RAT MANUAL AND THE ASSOCIATED ALERTS. BPCU BITE FAULTED LT GCU CODE 24-30101 PER FIM. REPLACED LT GCU, GROUND TEST OK PER FIM USING WDM ISOLATED, VISUALLY INSP SHOOK DOWN AND MEGGED ALL RELATED WIRING TO THE FOUR POPPED C/B. NO SHORTS OR WIRING DAMAGE FOUND. INSP WIRING HARNESS IN P6 PANEL AND AB INSP CARD FILES FOR CHAFING, NONE FOUND. REPLACED STBY PWR RELAY K 109 STBY PWR CB A2 AND MAIN BATT CHGR DEPLOYED STOWED RAT SEVERAL TIMES TO VERIFY NML OPS RAN BOTH.