Service difficulty report · Psu · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
January 31, 2005
Submitted
March 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N312TZ
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
32579
Part
Psu
Part number
417N3011414B
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CONTAMINATION ON INSIDE OF PSU. WHILE CARRING OUT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON PAX PSUS, CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND AT ROWS 8,13, 18, AND 23 LT AND RT. CONTAMINATION APPEARS AS SOME FORM OF CARBON OR GRAPHITE. IT IS LOCATED DIRECTLY BELOW WHERE THE OVERHEAD BINS JOIN AND HAS SETTLED ON THE OXYGEN MASK COVERS INSIDE THE PSUS, AND AT ROW 8 IT IS LOCATED ON THE GASPER COVER. INSPECTIO ALSO CARRIED OUT ON SISTER AC. SAME DEFECT FOUND. CONTAMINATION REMOVED AS DETAILED ON NRC 185261. (K)

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