Service difficulty report · Gcu · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
May 10, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N335US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23232
Part
Gcu
Part number
948F4581
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
26,064 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ORF - FLT 326 - EN ROUTE TO PHL, THE NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT OVERHEATED, BUT FAILED TO TRIP CIRCUIT BREAKER. CREW PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER, HOWEVER, SMOKE HAD ACCUMULATED IN COCKPIT AND DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO ORF. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND EQUIPMENT WAS CALLED OUT. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT. RAN ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (X)