What was found
LEFT GENERATOR OFF MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AT 7000 FT ON CLIMBOUT NO VOLTS OR FREQS. FOUND NR 1 GCU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REPLACED NR 1 GCU. REPLACED NR 1 CSD AND GEN PER AMM. NR 1 GEN, OPS CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- August 2, 2002
- Submitted
- August 14, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N968DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53161
- Aircraft time
- 32,431 hours, 25,435 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- Engine time
- 29,871 hours, 23,586 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2424 · AC Regulator
- Part
- Gcu
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Part time
- 29,871 hours, 23,586 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.