Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 14, 2009
Submitted
September 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28750
Aircraft time
41,765 hours, 11,629 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Gcu
Part number
M734284DF
Part serial
334
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

EICAS MSG L GEN OFF DISPLAYED. GEN OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OPERATED NORMAL AFTER RESET. CREW COMMENTS: REPEAT GRIPE. LEFT GEN CONTROL OFF LT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMB-OUT. RESET NORMAL. LEFT GEN TRIPPED SECOND TIME. APU STARTED FL370. BPCU SHOWED "OPEN PHASE TRIP" AND "GEN-FDR" MSGS. REPLACED LEFT ENG GCU. BPCU BITE TEST IS OKAY. REPLACED LT IDG. OPS CKS OKAY. REPLACED NR 1 GENERATOR CONTROL BREAKER. ALL CONNECTIONS SECURE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF ANY ARCING OR DISCOLORED LUGS AT CONNECTION POINTS.