Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
March 17, 2013
Submitted
March 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454UW
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24996
Aircraft time
59,692 hours, 39,042 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
948F4584
Part serial
RK4015
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 200
Part time
52,662 hours, 34,712 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THE NR 1 TRANSFER BUS OFF LIGHT CYCLED DURING FLIGHT RAPIDLY. LOSS OF CAPTAINS FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS: AUTO THROTTLES, FMC, FUEL GAUGES AND OTHERS. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD AT PHL. FLIGHT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND GCU IN "G3" POSITION FAULTY. REPLACED GCU PER AMM 24-21-81. OPS TEST GOOD.

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