Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
June 24, 2021
Submitted
June 24, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
24398
Aircraft time
53,261 hours, 32,979 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
734284E
Part serial
3075
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Generator
Part time
2,481 hours, 1,327 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER MEL APU ELECTRICAL, TAXI OUT AND TAKEOFF NORMAL. JUST AFTER LIFTOFF MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL AND AVIONICS FAILURES. CAPTAIN AIRSPEED INDICATED 400 KNOTS ALTIMETER WENT TO 40,000 FEET ALL CAPTAIN FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS STOPPED WORKING. F/O AIRSPEED ALSO INDICATED OVER SPEED AND F/O FLIGHT DIRECTOR WAS GIVING FALSE INDICATIONS. STBY INSTRUMENT WORKED NORMALLY. F/O INSTRUMENTS RETURNED TO NORMAL. CAPTAINS INSTRUMENTS REMAINED FAILED. WE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO RUNWAY 24 IN MANILA. SHGN 24JUN21 08:28 MNL U T/S FOUND ON BITE ON BPCU OVERBOLT TRIP ON RIGHT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED R/H GCU PER AMM 24-22-02-4. COMPLETED. GCU PART N0.734284A SERIAL NO. 0604 RAN BOTH ENGINES BY FLT CREW SATIS. PERFORMED WATER ACCUMULATION CHECK PER AMM 05-51-99-6.COMPLETED. FACT 24JUN21 09:26 MNL U T/S FOUND ON BITE ON BPCU OVERBOLT TRIP ON RIGHT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED R/H GCU PER AMM 24-22-02-4. COMPLETED. GCU PART N0.734284A SERIAL NO. 0604 RAN BOTH ENGINES BY FLT CREW SATIS. PERFORMED WATER ACCUMULATION CHECK PER AMM 05-51-99-6.COMPLETED. A/C OK FOR SVC. T/S FOUND ON BITE ON BPCU OVERBOLT TRIP ON RIGHT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED R/H GCU PER AMM 24-22-02-4. GCU PART N0.OFF/ON 734284E/734284A S/N OFF/ON 3075/0604.