Service difficulty report · Gcu · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
August 30, 2013
Submitted
September 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14939
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145030
Aircraft time
32,364 hours, 31,321 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
51545014A
Part serial
Y2369
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
24,267 hours, 21,479 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE MAIN BUSS SHORTING OUT AT 23K FT ALT WITH A LOUD BANG WHICH SHOOK THE ENTIRE ACFT. SMOKE, ELECTRICAL ODOR CAME IN THE COCKPIT) AFTER THE BANG. THE ACFT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN BPT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED COCKPIT POWER SUPPLIES WITH NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR BURNING, AND FOUND THE APU GENERATOR AND GCU TO BE SENDING THE ACFT INTO ESSENTIAL POWER. MX R & R THE APU STARTER GENERATOR AND APU GCU, OPS TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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