Service difficulty report · Transformer · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 10, 2015
Submitted
November 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49456
Aircraft time
86,823 hours, 40,783 cycles
Part
Transformer
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SLIGHT ELEC SMELL BY ROW 5AB AFTER TAKEOFF, THEN DISSIPATED. PILOT REPORTS WING & NACELLE FLOODLIGHT CB TRIPPED IN FLIGHT. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND T1-10 RT WING NACELLE FLOODLIGHT TRANSFORMER BURNED UP IN THE FWD CARGO BIN EQUIPMENT PANEL. R & R TRANSFORMER T1-10 & PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 33-45-00. INSPECTED AREA WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED.

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