SDR 2005000012

Service difficulty report · Decoder · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
July 28, 2005
Submitted
December 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810AX
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
48265
Aircraft time
80,696 hours, 12,485 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650C2B
Part
Decoder
Part number
RDAX5321
Part serial
104079
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

ABOUT 3+15 INTO THE FLIGHT FA'S NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM LT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT UPPER SIDE WALL ROWS 15-16-17 RAN PROCEDURE 4-8-1-1 CABIN LIGHTING SMOKE, FIRE AND PULLED ALL C/B'S IN MID-GALLEY SERVICE AREA ALL BREAKERS PULLED TO HELP ISOLATE THE SOURCE OF SMOKE. FOUND PROBLEM WAS DECODER FAILURE ISOLATED TO THE FOLLOWING SEATS LT SIDE OB SEATS 12-14-15-16-17 ABC. REPLACED OVERHEAD DECODERS ROWS 12-14-15-16 IAW MM 23-33 P/N RD-AX5321 S/N 104079, 103990, 106855, 100376. INSPECTED WIRING NO DAMAGE NOTED IN OVERHEAD AREA. CHECKED O2 SYSTEM IAW MM 23-33.

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