Service difficulty report · Monitor

Difficulty date
May 1, 2006
Submitted
January 26, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Part
Monitor
Part number
1302045100
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

POTENTIAL FOR SMOKE IN THE CABIN CAUSED BY FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WITHIN IFE SCREENS. WHILE CARRYING OUT THE REPAIR OF 6.4 LCD IN ARM AND SEAT BACK UNITS, WORKSHOP TECHNICIANS NOTED DAMAGE TO A CAPACITOR (LABELED AS C100) ON THE CIRCUIT CARD ASSY (CCA) WITHIN THE LCD. ALTHOUGH THE UNIT WAS NOT REMOVED FROM AC FOR THIS DEFECT AND THE FAILURE OF THE COMPONENT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A DETRIMENTAL AFFECT TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE UNIT, IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE CCA IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO POTENTIALLY CAUSE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AT THE TIME IT WAS CONSIDERED A ONE-OFF INCIDENT AND THE WHOLE CCA WAS CHANGED. THE THE CCA PN AFFECTED 1302160-102 AND 1302160-103. NO DETAILED CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS OF TH