Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
October 28, 2008
Submitted
December 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N698AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
26980
Aircraft time
46,126 hours
Part
Power Supply
Condition
Shorted
Location
Power Panel
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

SJU INFLIGHT MIA TO BGI - PASSENGERS REPORTED SEEING SPARKS AT FLOOR VENTS BY RIGHT WING EXIT ROWS. PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN AREA SMELLED SMOKE. LANDED SJU WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND ROW 20DEF LOWER VENT PANEL POWERPORT POWER SUPPLY BOX SMELLED BURNED. REPLACED ROW 20DEF LOWER VENT PANEL POWERPORT POWER SUPPLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.