Service difficulty report · Bpsu · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
August 14, 2026
Submitted
August 17, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71108
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
68654
Aircraft time
206 hours, 22 cycles
Part
Bpsu
Part number
7000051H03
Part serial
3312
Condition
Faulted
Location
Left
Part time
195 hours, 21 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON FLIGHT 901, SFO-LHR, CABIN CREW WERE BEING CAUTIOUS DUE TO RECENT EVENT ON DEPARTURE. ODOR WAS FOOD RELATED, & WENT AWAY WITHIN A FEW SECONDS AFTER TAKE OFF. ODOR DIDN`T REOCCUR, FOUND BPCU ON LP 9960550, WHICH WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. COMPLETED CONDITIONAL INSPECTION DMC-B787-05-51-99A-282A-A. OK TO CONTINUE. ELECT BUSS POWER CTRL UNIT, LEFT BUSS POWER CONTROL UNIT (BPCU) INOPERATIVE. DB 24 BPCU GATEWAY OPS (RT) UNIT, BUSS POWER OFF 78-2422-9-0002, 3312 ON 78-2422-9-0002, 0270 UNIT, BUS POWER OFF 78-2422-9-0002, 3312 ON 0000, MAT SHOWS MAINT MESSAGE 24-14632 ACTIVE & LATCHED. LT BPCU R & R IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-24-41-05-00A-720A-A. OPS NORMAL AND FAULTS CLEARED.

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