What was found
PIT- FL 1082 - CAPT REPORTED THAT IT TOOK TWO ATTEMPTS TO GET THE NR 1 ENG GEN ON LINE AFTER ENG START. ON CLIMB-OUT, CREW DETECTED A BURNING PLASTIC LIKE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. NO SMOKE WAS PRESENT. F/O FELT GEN CONTROL UNIT G3 AND OBSERVED THAT IT WAS HOT. AT THAT TIME THE APU WAS STARTED AND PUT ON LINE FOR THE NR 1 GEN. C/B FOR GEN CONTROL UNIT G3 WAS PULLED CAUSING UNIT TO COOL AND BURNING SMELL TO STOP. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 GEN CONTROL UNIT. STARTED ENG. GEN COMES ON LINE AND OPERATES NORM. NO SMELL NOTED. (M)