Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
December 3, 2000
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N271AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
22883
Part
Gcu
Part number
948F4581
Condition
Failed
Location
Flt Compt
Part time
37,522 hours, 9,367 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TPA - FLT 2655 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM RSW, EN ROUTE TO LGA, THE NR 2 ENIGNE GENERATOR DROPPED OFF LINE AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESET. ALSO, THE APU LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WAS FLICKERING. THE NR 1 ENGINE CSD WAS ALREADY ON MEL, SO THE CREW DIVERTED THE FLIGHT TO TPA. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MX R/R''''D THE NR 2 ENG GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT AND ADJUSTED FREQUENCIES PER MM 24-11-11. OPS CHECK GOOD. FOUND THE APU OIL QUANTITY WAS 5 QUARTS LOW. SERVICED APU OIL TO FULL AND FOUND THAT APU IS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL. PLACED APU ON MEL. CLEARED THE MEL ON THE NR 1 ENGINE CSD BY REPLACING THE CSD (P/N 731753), GENERATOR (P/N 976J498-1) AND OIL COOLER (P/N 6A47-000) PER MM 24-11

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