Service difficulty report · Smoke · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 25, 2005
Submitted
August 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25398
Aircraft time
51,338 hours, 14,950 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
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

DIVERTED DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN & COCKPIT. MODERATE SMOKE AND FUMES OF ELECTRICAL TYPE IN CABIN AND COCKPIT. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO DTW. INSPECTED GALLEYS, CABIN, CARGO PITS AND BOTH E&E BAYS FOR ELECTRICAL RELATED PROBLEMS. FOUND AUDIO ACCESSORY UNIT WITH STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL. CAPT AND FO WRITE-UP ALSO GENERATED SAYING UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH FLT ATTENDANTS ON SERVICE INTERPHONE. REPLACED AUDIO ACCESSORY MR23505-59 UNIT CHECKED GOOD. TWO CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURES OCCURRED WITHIN THE AUDIO ACCESSORY UNIT. BOARD A1 HAD RESISTOR R1 AND CAPACITOR C2 FAILURE. BOARD A2 HAD A FAILURE OF RESISTOR R1. RESISTOR SPECIFICATIONS (R1) FOR BOTH BOARDS IS P/N RL42S100GTX (10 OHM 2WATT). CAPACITOR SPECIFICATION