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While attempting to connect an electrical cord from a gpu to a B737-700; a technician notices the gpu had short circuited.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 820681 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | External Power |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Aircraft was at gate. I went to install a ground power unit (gpu) and it short circuited. There were no labels or any indication not to install the gpu. There was no indication not to use the gpu. There was a white tape but it did not have any information as to not to install any power on the aircraft. The only other person in the vicinity was a ramp employee that was unloading baggage from the cargo bin.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: While attempting to connect an electrical cord from a GPU to a B737-700; a Technician notices the GPU had short circuited.
Narrative: Aircraft was at gate. I went to install a Ground Power Unit (GPU) and it short circuited. There were no labels or any indication not to install the GPU. There was no indication not to use the GPU. There was a white tape but it did not have any information as to not to install any power on the aircraft. The only other person in the vicinity was a ramp employee that was unloading baggage from the cargo bin.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.