Service difficulty report · Capacitor · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
August 20, 2004
Submitted
August 31, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30024
Aircraft time
18,016 hours, 5,485 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Capacitor
Condition
Failed
Location
Ehsi
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURNED TO FIELD DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FLT CREW REPORTED THAT CAPTAIN'S ELECTRONIC HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR (EHSI) WENT BLANK DURING THE INCIDENT. CAPTAIN'S EHSI WAS REPLACED. SHOP DETERMINED THAT THE REMOVED EHSI HAD A FAILED CAPACITOR C116 ON CARD A5A1. THE CAPACITOR HAS SIGNS OF OVERHEATING AND LIKELY CAUSED THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.