Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
June 21, 2018
Submitted
June 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31215
Aircraft time
10,793 hours, 4,005 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
762185J
Part serial
AAA6016304
Condition
Shorted
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. IN DESCENT TO SEA BELOW 6000 FT A SMOKE SCENT SIMILAR TO CIGARETTE SMOKE BECAME EVIDENT. AS WE CONTINUED DESCENT SMELL WAS STRONGER. AS WE CONTINUED COCKPIT CREW DONNED OXYGEN ON FINAL TO 16C. THE RIGHT "ENG GEN OFF BUS" LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY DRIVE LIGHT SHORTLY AFTER. STARTED APU FOR ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL POWER, FOUND NR 2 GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT SHORT CIRCUITED AND CONFIRMED IT AS THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE SCENT. REPLACED THE NR 2 GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT PER AMM 24-21-81. SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL. COMPLETED ENGINE RUN AND OPERATIONAL TEST FOR NR 2 IDG PER AMM 24-11-00. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL. NO NEW SMOKE SCENT DETECTED.