Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
October 5, 2000
Submitted
December 15, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N285AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
23132
Part
Gcu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
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

RDU - FLT 2990 - EN ROUTE FROM LGA TO PBI, THE NR 1 BUS OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW STARTED APU BUT WAS UNABLE TO POWER THE BUS. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO RDU AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANE FOUND A TENNIS RACKET BEHIND CO-PILOTS SEAT NOT IN A PROTECTIVE COVER. REMOVED SAME. FOUND TRANSFER BUS CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. RESET TRANSFER BUS CIRCUIT BREAKER AND RAN ENGINES. ITEM REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED APU GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT, NR 1 NORMAL BUSS TRANSFER RELAY. NO FURTHER ITEMS. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL PER MM. (M)

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