Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
August 16, 2015
Submitted
August 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28485
Aircraft time
56,856 hours, 15,359 cycles
Part
Gcu
Condition
Odor
Location
Right
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

FUMES AFTER STARTING LT ENGINE START CREW NOTED EICAS RT AC BUS OFF WITH CIRCUIT BREAKER ON P6-1 PANEL ROW G5 POPPED. F/A ALSO SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN AFT CABIN. AFTER APU WAS RESTARTED THE RT AC BUS CAME BACK ON LINE. RETURNED TO THE GATE. REPLACED RT GCU IAW AMM 24-22-02-404-004. INSPECTED P33, P54, P51 P50, P32, P31, P34 AND P37 PANEL IN THE E/E COMPARTMENT, ALSO INSPECTED COCKPIT P6-1, P6-2, P6-3 AND P6-4 PANELS NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND AND NO EVIDENCE OF ELECTRICAL ODOR. THE C905 AUX POWER BREAKER INSPECTED. ALL GALLEYS OVENS CHILLERS COFFEEMAKERS AND RECIRCULATING FAN INSPECTED NO TROUBLE FOUND. RAN BOTH ENGINES WITH APU GENERATOR FOUND ALL ELECTRICAL GENERATIONS SYSTEMS WORKING NORMALLY.