Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 75724APF

Difficulty date
August 13, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439UP
Make and model
Boeing 75724APF
Aircraft serial
25470
Part
Gcu
Part number
734284F
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Generator
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT VI INTERMITENT LEFT GEN OFF LIGHT ILLUM. LEFT AC BUSS FAILED, RIGHT BUS DID NOT PICK UP LEFT BUS. SHORLTY THERE AFTER THE R AC BUS FAILED. MULTIPLE WARNINGS DISPLAYED. RESET R GEN, R BUS POWER BACK ON. FIRED APU L BUS POWERED. SHORTLY AFTER L BUS POWER WAS INTERMITTENT. RETURNED TO GDL AIRPORT. PERFORMED BPCU BITE TEST AND SHOWED AUX CONTACTS/BPCU/GCU MES. SWAPPED APU GCU TO LEFT GCU. RUN ENGINES AND ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. SYSTEM OPS CK NORMAL. DEFERRED APU PER MEL.

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