SDR SB06065

Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
July 7, 2006
Submitted
July 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23886
Part
Gcu
Part number
948F4582
Part serial
XI1621
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Part time
43,467 hours, 30,726 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ORD - FLT236 - DURING CRUISE, EN ROUTE FROM PHL TO ORD, CREW REPORTED NUMEROUS INSTRUMENTS AND NAV-AIDS FLAGGED ON THE FIRST OFFICER'S INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, TCAS AND RADAR INDICATOR WAS BLANK. A SLIGHT ELECTRICAL/SMOKE ODOR WAS NOTED. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT ORD. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE GENERATOR ON MEL 24-1, THEN ENDED UP REPLACING THE NR 2 ENGINE GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT. RECONNECTED NR 2 ENGINE CSD AND GROUND RAN GENERATOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. FREQUENCIES AND VOLTS NORMAL. CLEARED MEL 24-1.