Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 16, 2019
Submitted
April 1, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22910
Aircraft time
82,523 hours, 42,567 cycles
Part
Gcu
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT DEPARTED, ENROUTE ON INITIAL CLIMB, PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF CAPTAIN EFIS DISPLAY, TOP EICAS DISPLAY, AND LEFT FLIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER SYSTEM. FORWARD EQUIPMENT OVERHEAT INDICATION. LOSS OF FLAP AND BRAKE PRESSURE INDICATIONS. LEFT AND CENTER INERTIAL REFERENCE UNIT ON DC. QRH CONSULTED, ATC, COMPANY AND MAINTENANCE CONTROL NOTIFIED OF AIR TURN BACK WITH EMERGENCY DECLARATION. LANDING WAS PRECAUTIONARY WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED FOR UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION IDENTIFIED LEFT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT LOOSE AND OUT OF RACK. CONNECTOR ON RACK AND LEFT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT WERE INSPECTED FOR INTEGRITY, SAFETY AND SECURITY WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. SECURED LEFT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT. OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH BOTH #1 AND #1 ENGINES AND POWER TRANSFER SATISFACTORY WITH NO FAULTS NOTED IAW AMM 24-22-02. ALL SYSTEMS OPERATE SATISFACTORY. NO WARNING INDICATION FAULTS NOT DUPLICATED. ACFT RELEASED TO SERVICE.