Service difficulty report · Gcu · Fokker F28MK1000

Difficulty date
September 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Fokker F28MK1000
Part
Gcu
Part number
914F5696
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Component
Westinghouse · 976J2555
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH, COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE AS THE NR 1 GCU WAS FAILING. ALSO, NR 1 GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF-LINE AT THIS TIME. THE CABIN REMAINED SMOKE FREE DURING DESCENT AND LANDING. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT NR 1 GCU SMOKED, GCU REPLACED, BUT ON GROUND RUN, THE GCU SMOKED AGAIN. NR 1 GENERATOR AND GCU REPLACED, AIRCRAFT SERVICEABLE.

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