Service difficulty report · Gcu · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 1, 2018
Submitted
December 4, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
760
Aircraft time
32,673 hours, 17,760 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
764067A
Part serial
A108
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E&E Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

OPERATING UNDER MEL 49-33-12 (NO APU GEN AVAILABLE) DURING TAKEOFF AT V1 FO PFD FLICKERED, ALT FLAT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 AGL GEN 2 FAULT AND AC BUS 2 FAIL ON ECAM AND OVERHEAD PANEL. GEN 2 DID NOT RESET AND COULD NOT POWER AC BUS 2. ATB TO KDEN. DURING ATB APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER FAILURE GEN 2 AND AC BUS 2 WAS POWERED AGAIN. NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING KDEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 GCU IAW AMM 24-22-12-04 MFG P/N 740120B S/N 1894. INSTALLED GCU MPN 764067A S/N A108. RAN BOTH ENGINES IAW JRH TRANSFERRED POWER BETWEEN NR 1 GEN AND NR 2 GEN SEVERAL TIMES NO FAULTS NOTED. CHECKED FOR WATER INTRUSION INTO E&E COMPT NO WATER FOUND.

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