# SDR AALA20161229013

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 28, 2016
- Submitted: December 29, 2016
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N916AN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N916AN), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial: 29517
- Aircraft time: 52,430 hours, 21,068 cycles
- System (JASC): [3452 · ATC Transponder System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3452)
- Part: Panel
- Part number: G750003
- Part serial: 2222
- Condition: Inoperative
- Location: Zone 200
- Part time: 43,814 hours, 18,032 cycles
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161229013

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. JFK-CUN FLIGHT RETURNED TO JFK ACCOUNT SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT DURING CLIMBOUT. OVERWEIGHT LANDING UNEVENTFUL. FLUID FOUND ON ATC/TRANSPONDER PANEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED ATC CONTROL PANEL(AALA20161228013), VHF NAVIGATION PANEL AND VHF RADIO TUNING PANEL (AALA20161229014). OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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