Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Boeing 7272S2F

Difficulty date
September 15, 2007
Submitted
September 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272S2F
Aircraft serial
22938
Aircraft time
30,220 hours, 17,865 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
50086003
Part serial
28410ML
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

IN CRUISE SMELL OF SMOKE AND THE SIGHT OF SMOKE COMING FROM BACK OF S/O PANEL. SMOKE MOVED TOWARD F/O SEAT. THE SMELL WAS LIKE CAR EXHAUST. RAN ALL FUMES AND ODORS CHECK LIST. ALSO SHUT OFF GASPER FAN. THE SMOKE ONLY LASTED FOR AROUND 15 SEC. NO OTHER INDICATIONS. REPLACED APU C/B REF MM 24-20-041-4. REINSTALLED ALL REMOVED ITEMS FROM F/E PANEL REF ESP MM 20-46-50 AFTER VACUUMING DEBRIS AND DUST. RAN ALL THREE ENG'S, OPS CK'D ALL REMOVED ITEMS. OPERATED PACKS AND GASPER, CK'D ALL PANEL LTS AND TRANSFORMERS. NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. CLEANED WIRES AND TERMINALS TO C/B. REMOVED IDENT MASKING TAPE. INSPECTED AREA FOR OTHER ARCING OR WATER DAMAGE. ALL OK.

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