Service difficulty report · Gcu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 12, 2003
Submitted
August 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
43173
Aircraft time
34,145 hours, 26,898 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
947F9453
Part serial
3856C
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKE OFF, HAD LEFT GENERATOR FAIL AND AC CROSSTIE LOCK OUT MSG. AIR RETURN TO PHX T/S LEFT GCU WITH GCU FAULT LIGHT REPLACED LEFT GCU. INSP LT GEN AND CURRENT TRANSFORMERS. ALL CKS GOOD. RAN AC CROSSTIE TEST. FAILED TEST. REPLACED LT GEN POWER RELAY. NOW CKS OK.

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