Service difficulty report · Gcu · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
June 27, 2001
Submitted
July 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N34820
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
159
Aircraft time
25,397 hours, 29,724 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
243211
Part serial
5131195
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cpt. Elect Pnl.
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EWR---CO3433, CREW REPORTED ACW GENERATOR #2 FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, SMELL OF ELECTRICAL INSULATION BURNING WAS PRESENT FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES AFTER WE DESELECTED THE ACW GEN 2 PUSHBUTTON.......MAINTENANCE FOUND A CHAFFED WIRE AT ACW GEN #2 REPAIRED WIRE, ALSO FOUND #2 ACW GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT FAILED (SUSPECTED CAUSED BY CHAFFED/SHORTED WIRE)....MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 ACW GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (GCU) IAW ATR42 JIC 24-22-84. OPS. CHECKED SYSTEM GOOD.

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