Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 747*

Difficulty date
November 25, 2001
Submitted
November 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451PA
Make and model
Boeing 747*
Aircraft serial
30809
Aircraft time
3,787 hours, 646 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
746011L
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, H
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

FIVE SECONDS AFTER LIFT OFF, EICAS MESSAGE APPEARED: ELEC AC BUS - NR 1 AC BUS BECAME ISOLATED AND UNPOWERED. WOULD NOT RESET PER NNL ELEC AC BUS CHECKLIST. FOUND NR 1 GCU DIFFERENTIAL LOCK OUT. REPLACED NR 1 GCU WITH KLM LOAN PART. CARRIED OUT CMC GROUND TEST & OPS CHECK ON ENG RUN. ALL SATISFACTORY.