Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
December 31, 2022
Submitted
January 3, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
045
Aircraft time
39,732 hours, 47,703 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
1050032
Part serial
842676
Condition
Faulted
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

ON START UP, THE CREW HEARD ARCHING SOUNDS ON R/H CIRCUIT PANEL FOLLOWED BY A BURNING SMELL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED R/H CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AND ASSOCIATED WIRING WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. INSPECTED BFCU AND ASSOCIATED WIRING, FOUND CONTROLLER MI TRIPPED AND WOULD NOT RESET. REPLACED BPCU AND OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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