Service difficulty report · Regulator · Boeing 737230

Difficulty date
December 30, 2000
Submitted
January 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AC
Make and model
Boeing 737230
Aircraft serial
23156
Aircraft time
31,251 hours, 27,707 cycles
Part
Regulator
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Component
Generator Contr · Sundstrandem
Component part number
915F2124
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKE-OFF, NUMBER 2 GENERATOR FAILED. TAKE-OFF ABORTED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. SWAPPED NUMBER 2 GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (GCU) WITH APU GCU AND CONFIRMED FAILURE. INOPERATIVE GCU WAS DEFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MEL. GCU WAS FUNCTIONALLY TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL. ALL SYSTEMS AND INDICATIONS OPERATED NORMAL. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTES. DEFERRAL WAS CLEARED AND PLACARD WAS REMOVED. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.