Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
November 19, 2010
Submitted
May 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18119
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27561
Aircraft time
52,718 hours, 14,212 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
734284F
Part serial
04769
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Part time
51,903 hours, 13,628 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT LEVEL AT 10000FT 300KTS CAPTS EFIS SCREENS BEGAN TO FLICKER ACCOMPANIED BY A CASCADE OF LIGHTS EICAS MSGS AND THEN A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL/SMOKE STRONGEST ON CAPTS SIDE. OVERWEIGHT APPCH AND TOUCHDOWN. BRAKES OK CREW EXPERIENCED A LT BUS TRIP, PERFORMED BPCU BITE PER FIM 24-22-02 FOUND LT GEN UNDER VOLT TRIP WITH A GCU FAIL MSG R&R LT GCU PER AMM 24-22-02 OPS CHECK GOOD PERFORMED FURTHER INSPECTION OF COCKPIT FWD AND MAIN E&E COMPT FOR POPPED CB`S OR EVIDENCE OF BURNT COMPONENTS TO ISOLATE ELECTRICAL SMOKE, SMELL NEVER FOUND REF L/P 4410318 & 4410319 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1442382 S/N OFF 04769 UNIT, GENERATOR OFF 99-2411-9-0001 4769 ON 99-2411-9-0001 4134.