Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 767324

Difficulty date
January 12, 2008
Submitted
January 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N394DL
Make and model
Boeing 767324
Aircraft serial
27394
Aircraft time
49,724 hours, 8,953 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
734284F
Part serial
280
Condition
Odor
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
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

JUST AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FL390 NOTICED A DISTINCT ELECTRICAL SMELL SHORTLY AFTER THE LEFT AND RIGHT UTILITY BUSS LIGHTS AND RT GEN DRIVE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON OVERHEAD PANEL WITH EICAS MESSAGES. NOTICED SLIGHT WHIFF OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES FIELD OFF LIGHT ON AUX PANEL ILLUMINATED SMOKE AND FUMES DISSIPATED SHORTLY THERE AFTER. REMOVED RT GCU FOUND BAD BURNED ODOR. OPENED NR 2 ENGINE AND INSP FEEDER CABLES FROM GEN TO PYLON DISCONNECT. NO VISUAL TROUBLE FOUND. REPLACED RT GEN CONTROL UNIT. REPLACED RT IDG PER AMM CHECKS GOOD.