Service difficulty report · Gcu · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 3, 2022
Submitted
April 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48486
Aircraft time
73,512 hours, 17,509 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
750864D
Part serial
0399
Condition
None
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
H, G
Precautionary procedure
A, J

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

What was found

CLIMBING OUT THROUGH 18,000 FT, RECEIVED GEN 1 OFF ALERT. IAW QRH, ATTEMPTED ONE RESET, DID NOT HELP. VOLTS SHOWED 0, HZ 400. THEN GEN 3 OFF ALERT, TRIED RESET, NO HELP. VOLTS 0, HZ 400. THEN TR3 OFF ALERT SHOWED. THEN ELEC ALERTS LEVEL 2 ALERT. DUMPED 21.6K FUEL AND RTB. FOUND CAC HAD WATER INTRUSION. FOUND #3 GCU FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED GCU #3 REF. MM 24-21-03-4. OPS CKS NORMAL. HAD ENGINE RUNS PERFORMED, #1 & #3 GENERATORS , & TR'S OPS CHECKS NORMAL. REF. MM 24-21-03-4, & 24-31-01-2. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL AND ALL FAULTS CLEARED. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. SDR INFO, GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT, P/N 750864D, S/N 0399, MFG SUNSTRAND.

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