SDR SB04167

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
December 13, 2004
Submitted
December 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23741
Part
Control Unit
Part number
915F2124
Part serial
PN301
Condition
Unreliable
Location
P6 Panel
Part time
78,787 hours, 83,458 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PIT FLT414 FLIGHT DEPARTED ORD, EN ROUTE TO PHL, WITH THE NR 2 GENERATOR ON MEL 24-1. DURING CRUISE, THE APU GENERATOR DROPPED OFF LINE, LEAVING ONLY THE NR 1 GENERATOR. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED APU PERFORMANCE CHECK CARD J3-049. ALL PARAMETERS WITHIN MAINTENANCE MANUAL LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (GCU), AS PRECAUTIONARY, PER MM 24-21-81-4. GENERATOR NR 2 REMAINS ON MEL 24-1.