Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
June 5, 2003
Submitted
July 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105UA
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
26473
Aircraft time
39,107 hours, 4,826 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Control Unit
Part number
21654
Part serial
188
Condition
Overheated
Location
Pax O2 System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PASSENGER EMERGENCY OXYGEN SYSTEM PROBLEM. PASSENGER OXYGEN QUANTITY AT 800 PSI AND DECREASING. *SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE* A VOLTAGE AVERAGING UNIT INTERNALLY OVERHEATED AND BURNED THE CIRCUIT BOARD, CAUSING FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER INDICATION SYSTEM. THE UNIT WAS REPLACED.