Service difficulty report · Gcu · Amd FALCON

Difficulty date
August 14, 2005
Submitted
August 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158TW
Make and model
Amd FALCON
Aircraft serial
158
Engine
Ge CF7002D2
Part
Gcu
Part number
3S2060DC168B1
Part serial
6548212M1
Condition
Failed
Location
Radio Cabinet
Part time
4,060 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

ENROUTE, AT FL280, BATTERY BUS ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RESET BUS IAW CHECKLIST AND REDUCED ELECTRICAL LOAD. PROBLEM CORRECTED FOR A FEW MINUTES FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF NR 1 GEN LIGHT. ATTEMPTED RESET OF NR 1 GEN UNSUCCESSFUL. NR 1 GEN WAS SHUT OFF AND ELECTRICAL LOAD FURTHER REDUCED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES NR 2 GEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW CONTACTED AIRPORT AND INFORMED OF MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED, NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISPATCHED FOR REPAIR. FOUND NR 1 AND NR 2 GCU FAILED AND NR 2 GENERATOR FAULTY. REPLACED AND NR 1 AND NR 2 GCU, REPLACED NR 2 STARTER/GENERATOR. GROUND OPS GOOD. (K)