Service difficulty report · Gcu · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 19, 2026
Submitted
September 21, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48514
Aircraft time
98,503 hours, 24,078 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
750864D
Part serial
0285
Condition
Failed
Location
N/A
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AC BUSS 3 OFF LEVEL 1. BUSS DID NOT FAIL UNTIL MULTIPLE ITEMS ON BUSS FAILED OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 7 MINUTES. FIRST OIL PRESS 3, THEN ICE DET SINGLE, THEN FO RA, THEN TANK 1 PUMPS LO, THEN AUTO SLAT FAIL, THEN AUTOTHROTTLES FAILED, THEN NO AUTOLAND, THEN AC BUSS ACTUALLY FAILED WITH THE BUSS AC 3 OFF ALERT. PERFORMED FIM 24-20-12, REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 GCU IAW AMM 24-21-03, RAN ALL 3 ENGINES PER JRH FOR 10 MINS NO DEFECT NOTED ALL ITEM WORKED AND NO AC BUS 3 LIGHT NO MESSAGES.

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