Service difficulty report · Gcu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 13, 2011
Submitted
February 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2042
Aircraft time
30,750 hours, 10,754 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
767584J
Part serial
AAA7002060
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Part time
21,796 hours, 7,575 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 523 EWR-MCO, CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO DURING CRUISE ELEC MALFUNCTIONS CAUSED NUMEROUS FAULTS INCLUDING SEC 3, FAC 2, F/O PFD, F/O ND, LWR ECAM, COCKPIT DOOR, CABIN LIGHTING, LIVE TV. ALL OF THESE ITEMS FLICKERED ON/OFF NUMEROUS TIMES. THE ECAM ACTIONS DROVE CREW TO RESET SEC 3 WHICH RESULTED IN FURTHER FAILURES INCLUDING SEC 2. T/S FOUND THE NR 2 GCU AT FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 GCU (1XU2) IAW 24-22-34. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 GENERATOR CONTACTOR (9XU2) IAW 24-22-55, OPS CK NORMAL IAW 24-22-00. PERFORMED SYS OP CHECKS ON: SEC 1, 2, 3 IAW 27-96-00. THE COCKPIT DOOR IAW 52-51-00. THE F/O`S EIS IAW 31-60-00. THE CABIN LIGHTS IAW 33-20-00 AND LVTV IAW 23-39-00. ALL CHECKED NORMAL.

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