Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 10, 2017
Submitted
August 15, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29533
Aircraft time
50,069 hours, 20,515 cycles
Part
Power Supply
Part number
11913
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. F/A NOTIFIED US THAT IFE SYSTEM SHUTDOWN ON ITS OWN IN FLIGHT. THEY TURNED SYSTEM OFF AND WE TURNED IFE/PASS SEAT SWITCH OFF. THEY RESTARTED SYSTEM. F/A NOTIFIED US OF AN ELECTRICAL SMELL ROW 17 AND AFT. THE STRONGEST SMELL WAS AROUND ROW 17. THEY TURNED IFE SYSTEM OFF AND RETURNED IFE/PASS SEAT SWITCH OFF. NO MORE SMELL. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO STX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT 19DEF IN-SEAT POWER SUPPLY PER AMM 23-81-05. IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD PER AMM 44-21-00.