Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
June 21, 2001
Submitted
July 10, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N177UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24384
Aircraft time
49,580 hours, 6,151 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
1167009141
Part serial
1317
Condition
Failed
Location
F/A Bunkroom
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FAINT ELECTRICAL SMELL IN F/A BUNK ROOM. SEEMS TO BECOMING FROM RIGHT ARMREST OF AFT BUNK ROOM RIGHT SEAT. REMOVED PART THAT SEEMS TO HAVE OVERHEATED. PROBLEM SEEMS SOLVED, CONT TO SFO. *S/D* FOUND SEAT ELECTRONICS UNIT PCN 580-9110 OVERHEATED. REPLACED SEU AND AUDIO CONTROLLER, OPS CHECKED OK REF MM 23-34-03-401 (AUDIO CONT = DIGITAL PASSENGER CONT UNIT). SEAT ELECTRONICS UNIT REFERENCED BELOW WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAILED CAPACITOR IN THE POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT CAUSING UNIT TO OVERHEAT. NO EVIDENCE OF CHARRING WAS NOTED ON CIRCUIT BOARD.