Service difficulty report · Gcu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 6, 2009
Submitted
May 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
683
Aircraft time
41,118 hours, 15,422 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Gcu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E&E Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

F/A REPORT CABIN LIGHTING NO SMOKE LIGHTS F/A CALL LIGHTS AND EXIT LIGHTS FLICKERING THROUGHOUT. MAINT TEXT: SUSPECT GENERATOR MALFUNCTION. NEED BOTH ENGINE RUN TO ISOLATE SUSPECTED GENERATOR. FOUND THRESHOLD FLUORESCENT LIGHT ABOVE DOOR 1L FLICKERING, RELAMPED AND RERACKED ALL 3 GCU'S. RAN ENGINES 2 SEPARATE TIMES, NO FLICKERING OF LIGHTS IS NOTED NOW.

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