Service difficulty report · Gcu · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 4, 2009
Submitted
February 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48420
Aircraft time
60,452 hours, 13,181 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
750864D
Part serial
0509
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3
Part time
23,771 hours, 5,398 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

EPGS FAULT FOLLOWED BY NR 3 GEN OFF PASSING 5000 FT ON DEP. RAN NR 3 ENG PER MD-11 JRH SEVERAL TIMES. COULDN'T DUPLICATE B FAULT. COMPARED WITH NR 1 ENG, ALL INDICATION NML. OPERATED EPCU IN MANUAL MODE, TURN "GEN RELAY" AND BUS TIE RELAY" OFF THEN ON. ALL FUNCTION NML IN SERIES, PARALLEL MODE. ADVANCED PWR, NOTHING HAPPENED. PER MTSI24-20/4706 AND HISTORY, REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 GCU PER MM 24-21-03-4. CLOSE AND SECURED NR 3 ENG COWLING PER MM 71-10-00-2. RAN NR 3 ENG PER JRH, OPS CHECK NORMAL AND EPCU R-T-S PASSED PER MM 24-21-03-5, 24-08-01-5. ACFT OK FOR SVC.

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