Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
December 14, 2000
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N353US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23556
Part
Gcu
Part number
948F4581
Condition
Loose
Location
Flt Compt
Part time
25,548 hours
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

MSY - FLT 796 - PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THE RT GENERATOR WAS PLACED ON MEL BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT COME ON LINE. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MSY, THE APU FAILED TO POWER THE RIGHT SIDE, THEN THE TRANSFER BUS FAILED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT MSY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MX FOUND THE RIGHT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT LOOSE IN RACK. REINSTALLED GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT AND CHECKED LOCKING CAPABILITY. CHECKS GOOD. OPS CHECK OF RIGHT GENERATOR, APU GENERATOR AND TRANSFER BUS NORMAL. (M)