SDR EIAA9617

Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 747273C

Difficulty date
May 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N470EV
Make and model
Boeing 747273C
Aircraft serial
20653
Part
Gcu
Part number
21B731G
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

HKG - AFTER TAKEOFF (5 MINS INTO FLIGHT) NR 1 AND NR 2 BUS TIE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, SSB OPENED. CONTINUED FLIGHT WITH LIGHTS ON. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINS LATER, NR 2 GENERATOR OPEN LIGHT AND FIELD LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COULD NOT RESET FIELD OR BUS TIE LIGHTS. GENERATOR PANEL SHOWED CONTROL NR 2 GENERATOR AND CSD NR 1 GENERATOR. NR 1 GENERATOR SHOWED 110 VOLTS AND NORMAL FREQUENCY. DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO HKG. REPLACED LT BCPU AND NR 2 GCU. CHECKED NR 1 AND NR 2 CSD OIL LEVEL. BOTH FOUND NORMAL. CLEANED CANNON PLUG ON NR 1 GCU. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN ON NR 1 AND NR 2. SYSTEM CHECKED OK. INDICATIONS CHECKED GOOD ON GENERATOR VOLTS, PMG VOLTS, REQ, AND CSD RPM. (X)