Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
February 28, 2008
Submitted
February 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N243FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21480
Aircraft time
45,518 hours, 35,520 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
50086003
Part serial
16765M
Condition
Failed
Part time
12,440 hours, 10,544 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WITH ENGINE NR 2 RUNNING, SMOKE ENTERED COCKPIT FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE. GOT INTERMITTENT NR 3 MAIN CARGO BAY SMOKE ALARM & LIGHT. ALARM & LIGHT OCCURED 2 TIMES FOR 1 SEC. SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENGINE & POWERED ACFT WITH APU. SMOKE DISPERSED. ON APU & EXT POWER, NR 2 BUSS IS NOT POWERED. ANNUNCIATOR PANEL HAD UNDEREXCITATION LIGHT NR 2 SYSTEM. R & R NR 2 VOLTAGE REGULATOR. SMOKE CAUSED DUE TO LOST POWER TO BUSS TIE BREAKER TO RT PACK. R & R GCU . R & R GENERATOR BREAKER (C814) & BUSS TIE BREAKER. RAN ENGS AND TAXIED A/C NO SMOKE NOTED.

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