Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Fokker F28MK4000

Difficulty date
July 10, 2002
Submitted
July 22, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N497US
Make and model
Fokker F28MK4000
Aircraft serial
11173
Aircraft time
34,165 hours, 44,043 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
914F5824
Part serial
NE664
Condition
Burned
Location
Zone 200
Part time
9,746 hours, 10,883 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BOI-SMOKE IN COCKPIT-ELECTRICAL SMELL. FOUND STRONG BURNT SMELL FROM GENERATOR POWER CONTROL UNIT. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. GROUND RAN ENGINES AND PERFORMED AC GENERATOR SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED EXTERNAL POWER CONTROL UNIT AND EXTERNAL POWER CONTACTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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