What was found
DURING FLIGHT THE RATING SELECT SWITCH BEGAN SMOKING. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED AUTOTHROTTLE TAT/EPRL CONTROL PANEL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- June 10, 2003
- Submitted
- June 12, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N628US
- Make and model
- Boeing 747251B
- Aircraft serial
- 22389
- Aircraft time
- 88,737 hours, 14,674 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2230 · Auto Throttle System
- Part
- Control Panel
- Part number
- 60B80099203
- Part serial
- 390779
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Autothrottle
- Part time
- 64,879 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.