# SDR FDEA2018112983385

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: November 28, 2018
- Submitted: December 7, 2018
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N686FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N686FE), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 F4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 F4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 804
- Aircraft time: 26,457 hours, 14,865 cycles
- System (JASC): [2421 · AC Generator-Alternator](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2421)
- Part: Gcu
- Part number: 740120C
- Part serial: 3689
- Condition: Damaged
- Location: Avionics
- Part time: 604 hours, 370 cycles
- Stage of operation: TX
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: H
- Precautionary procedure: D
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2018112983385

## Discrepancy

MDIS  686     05-50  8095     28NOV18  CDG  OPEN  U  REPEAT:FOUND WATER IN AVIONICS COMPARTMENT,CAUSES  BOTH GENERATORS FAILURES .SEE MM 05-50-01-00    PDIS  686     24-20  8094     28NOV18  CDG  OPEN                                LOGPAGES:3020421                                                             BOTH GENS FAULTED AFTER BLOCK OUT.                                        GCU#1 REPLACED, GCU#2 REPLACED AND PRECAUTIONARY REPLACED GCU APU.  ENTRY AREA FLOOR PANELS RESEALED  ACCOMPLISHED EA 6-0550-T0343806.

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