Service difficulty report · Gcu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 23, 2008
Submitted
February 25, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2405
Aircraft time
11,483 hours, 4,395 cycles
Part
Gcu
Part number
740120C
Part serial
7879
Condition
Odor
Location
Nr 1
Part time
11,483 hours, 4,395 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT NR 335 - AT CRUISE FLT 340, GOT ELEC NR 1 IDG LO PSI. COMPLIED WITH ECAM ACTIONS. CREW DISCONNECTED GENERATOR & ALSO MENTIONED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN COCKPIT. MX CONTROL SUGGESTED CREW TURN OFF NR 1 BLEED & USE APU AS A SECOND BLEED SOURCE. CREW REPORTED FUMES CLEARED, BUT RETURNED 15 MINUTES LATER. ACFT DIVERTED TO STL. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MX R & R NR 1 GCU AND NR1 IDG.

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