Service difficulty report · Gcu · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
April 16, 2011
Submitted
April 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
514
Aircraft time
27,872 hours, 38,569 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
51608003
Part serial
137
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 400
Part time
936 hours, 1,197 cycles
Component
Ac Generator · Lucas
Component part number
31708001A
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, AIRCREW NOTICED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLICKERED. MX CREW R & R THE RT AC GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF SYS, CHECKED UNSATISFACTORY. MX R & R RELAY 2431 K20. FOUND GCU TO BE BAD. MX CREW R & R THE NR 2 AC GENERATOR AND THE NR 2 GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF ALL SYSTEMS. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY. ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR TEST FLIGHT. TEST FLIGHT CHECKED SATISFACTORY. ACFT RETURNED TO FLIGHT STATUS.