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Service difficulty report · Gcu · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date: March 24, 2016
Submitted: March 24, 2016
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N656FE
Make and model: Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial: 745
Aircraft time: 30,152 hours, 15,970 cycles
System (JASC): 2424 · AC Regulator
Part: Gcu
Part number: 740120C
Part serial: 3006
Condition: Failed
Location: Nr 2
Part time: 753,315 hours, 4,474 cycles
Stage of operation: CL
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: G
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, RECEIVED GEN 2 FAULT, TRIED RESET WOULD NOT RESET. PUT APU ON LINE, THE APU GEN KICKED OFF LINE, APU GEN FAULT, & WOULD NOT RESET, WE THEN RECEIVED FADEC FAULT & WENT FADEC ALTN MODE. REPLACED NR 2 GCU IAW AMM 24-22-12-04. OPERATIONAL TEST COMPLETED IAW AMM 24-41-00-05 & RUN NR 2 ENG IAW QRH, FOUND OK.

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