Service difficulty report · Gcu · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 16, 2010
Submitted
December 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
735
Aircraft time
24,715 hours, 12,979 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Gcu
Part number
764067A
Part serial
A165
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 100
Part time
16,456 hours, 9,093 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITH NR1 ENGINE GEN FAULTED AND NR 1 AC BUSS FAILURE. INSPECTED AND PERFORMED GPCU BITE. TROUBLE SHOOTING INDICATED NO RESPONSE FROM NR 1 GCU. PULLED NR 1 GCU FROM RACK SMELLED STRONG BURN ODOR. SWAPPED APU GCU INTO NR 1 POSITION. NR1 AC BUSS NOW FUNCTIONING RESET NR 1 ENG IDG REF AMM 24-20-00-09-0 AND OPERATED NR 1 ENG AND NR 1 AC BUSS GROUND CHECKED GOOD. REF AMM 24-22-12-04-0 CANNED APU GCU PN 740120C/ SN 3132 FROM A/C 815 AND INSTALLED IN APU POSITION. APU ELECTRICAL GRD CHECKS GOOD REF AMM 24-23-12-04-0 NR 1 ENG GEN AND AC BUSS GROUND CHECK GOOD, OK TO CONTINUE.

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