Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
March 9, 2001
Submitted
March 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6827
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
20180
Part
Gcu
Part number
905D9774
Condition
Faulty
Location
Gen System
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

FLT 2019 - ABQ-PHX, NO CLIMB-OUT, SHORTLY AFTER FLAP RETRACTION, EXPERIENCED DIFFERENTIAL FAULT IN NR 2 SYSTEM IN COMBINATION WITH ESSENTIAL POWER LOSS AND OVER EXCITATION IN SYSTEMS 1 AND 3, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF THE SYNCHRONIZING BUS. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN ABQ. INSTALLED VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND GCU AND APU ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INTO NR 2 VOLTAGE REG AND GCU. OPS CHECKS NR 1 AND NR 2 AND NR 3 SYSTEMS AND COULD NOT FIND ANY FAULTS WITH ESSENTIAL POWER SYNCRO OR DIFFERENTIAL FAULT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)