Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 7372U9

Difficulty date
May 29, 2001
Submitted
May 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N149AW
Make and model
Boeing 7372U9
Aircraft serial
22575
Aircraft time
59,954 hours, 44,585 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part serial
SH1098
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING BOARDING SEVERAL CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED AND MULTIPLE AMBER LIGHTS ON OVERHEAD ILLUMINATED; SMOKE FILLED THE COCKPIT; ORDERED A/C EVACUATED; POWERED A/C DOWN. REPLACED APU GENERAL CONTROL UNIT DUE TO FAILURE IAW MM 24-21-81; CHANGED APU GENERAL BREAKER PRECAUTIONARY, FOR SIGN IF HIGH TEMP IAW AWA CARD A8M24001.

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