SDR MEX2002048

Service difficulty report · Gcu · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
February 22, 2002
Submitted
April 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803ML
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49726
Part
Gcu
Part number
947F9463
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac Generator
Part time
7,894 hours, 6,176 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 603 - DFW-MEX - AC CROSS TIE LIGHT TURN OFF, THERE WAS NOT A CROSS FEED AND APU O/S. CIRCUIT BREAKER OF GCU, GENERATION AND INTERCHANGE WAS RESET AND AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED BY MEL WITH APU O/S. DURING TRANSIT CHECK IN MEX IT WAS REPLACED THE GCU OF THE APU, HOWEVER CROSSFEED WAS NOT POSSIBLE. REPORT DEFERRED BY MEL 24-3 CAT 'C'. LATER WAS REPLACED THE BCU IAW MM 24-20-05. AT RON MEX 22/23 SEVERAL TESTS WERE PERFORMED IAW 24-20-08 AND 24-20-07. (M)

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