Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 727251

Difficulty date
December 7, 2004
Submitted
December 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N252US
Make and model
Boeing 727251
Aircraft serial
19971
Engine
Pwa JT8D7B
Part
Gcu
Part number
902F2425
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, LOST ALL (REMAINING, NR 2 AND NR 3) GENERATORS IN FLIGHT DURING APPROACH. RESET NR 2 GEN. NO VOLTAGE OR FREQS. ON NR 3, UNABLE TO RESET. FAULT PANEL INDICATED NR 3 SYSTEM UNDER VOLTAGE. LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. SWAPPED NR 3 GCU AND APU GCU. OPS CHECK OF BOTH SYSTEMS SATISFACTORY IAW MM. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (NOTE: NR1 PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED).