Service difficulty report · Video Box · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
February 20, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28810
Part
Video Box
Part number
176420F747
Condition
Odor
Location
Row 2a
Component
Sextant Infl
Stage of operation
NR
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

SEAT 2A FOOTREST MOTOR HAD BAD ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM IT. *S/D* THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR WAS FOUND TO BE EMANATING FROM THE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION BOX, LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT. THE VDB, PART OF THE B/E2000M IN-SEAT VIDEO SYSTEM, WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER, SEXTANT IN-FLIGHT SYSTEMS, HAS BEEN ALERTED AND WILL PROVIDE ANY FINDINGS WHEN THE UNIT REACHES THEIR REPAIR FACILITY.