Service difficulty report · Gcu · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
April 21, 2004
Submitted
May 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677UW
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0380
Part
Gcu
Part number
590897417
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Generator
Part time
18,492 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHL - FLT 196 - EN ROUTE PHKL-MAN, THE RIGHT IDG BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE PAU WAS STARTED, HOWEVER IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS UNSTABLE. THE FCU HEADING FROZE AND NEW HEADINGS WERE NOT ACCEPTED BY THE AUTOPILOTS NOR THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR. IN ADDITION, THE CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE MID GALLEY. ALL GALLEY EQUIPMENT WAS SECURED AND THE ODOR ABATED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FCU FOR THE NAVIGATION PROBLEM. NO CAUSE WAS FOUND FOR THE MID GALLEY ODOR. THE MAIN CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT WAS THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE RIGHT GCU AND RIGHT ENGINE WC-1 WIRING HARNESS WRE REPLACED. (M)

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