Service difficulty report · Gcu · Doug DC10

Difficulty date
March 13, 2002
Submitted
July 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N107WA
Make and model
Doug DC10
Aircraft serial
46836
Part
Gcu
Part number
976J86217
Part serial
XZ2819
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI OUT, NR 3 GENERATOR OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED NR 3 GENERATOR WAS RESET PER FCOM. DURING CLIMB APPROXIMATELY 15,000 FEET NR 3 GENERATOR VOLTS AND FREQUENCIES WENT TO ZERO. ATTEMPTED RESET NR 3 GENERATOR MAINTAINED VOLTS AND FREQUENCIES, LOAD FOR SECOND THEN WENT TO ZERO. APU WAS USED TO POWER NR 1 AND 3 BUSES FOR SINGLE GENERATOR OPERATION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CCS FOR GENERATOR REPAIRS NR 1 GENERATOR SYSTEM WAS ON DMI. RETURNED AND REPLACED NR 3 GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT PERFORMED ENGINE RUN UP AND SYSTEM OPS CHECKED.