Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
July 4, 2003
Submitted
August 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N632AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27810
Part
Gcu
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
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 - FLT 21 - EN ROUTE, WITH THE LEFT GENERATOR ON MEL FOR RIGHT GENERATOR NOT PICKING UP THE LEFT GENERATOR LOAD, AND APU OPERATING, THE APU PERFORMED AN AUTO SHUTDOWN. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHR INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT GCU, AND SUBSEQUENTLY (O6JUL03), REPLACED THE STANDBY POWER MODULE AND RIGHT GENERATOR BUS TIE BREAKER. A BITE WAS PERFORMED ON THE APU WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. (M)

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