Service difficulty report · Gcu · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
May 21, 2020
Submitted
May 22, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N689FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
875
Aircraft time
17,769 hours, 9,958 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
740120C
Part serial
0189
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Part time
22,543 hours, 13,296 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDIS 689 24-20 1465 20MAY20 GENERATOR #2 FAULT @ CLIMB FROM FL 300 TO FL 330. TRIED RESET GENERATOR #2 WOULD NOT RESET .ATTEMPTED START OF APU @ FL 330 WOULD NOT START.DESCENDED TO FL250 TO ATTEMPT SECOND START OF APU . APU WOULD NOT START. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO MEMPHIS THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 GCU REF. A300-600 AMM 24-22-12-04. OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED 2 ENGINE RUNS WITH #2 GEN AS ONLY POWER SOURCE. NO DEFECTS NOTED VOLTS AND FREQS WERE STEADY.

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