Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Boeing 767223

Difficulty date
December 11, 2013
Submitted
January 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315AA
Make and model
Boeing 767223
Aircraft serial
22317
Aircraft time
75,040 hours, 17,526 cycles
Part
Power Supply
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cdu
Stage of operation
TX
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

DURING EXTENDED GROUND TAXI, LT FLIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER FAILED MESSAGE DISPLAYED, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE FROM THE LT CDU & THE LT CDU CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED OPEN. THE CDU WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION & NO DAMAGE TO THE WIRING OR CONNECTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CDU WAS FOUND. SHOP FINDINGS FOR CDU, KEYBOARD IN POOR SHAPE, UNIT SMELLS OF SMOKE, LOW VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY IS SHORTED, DIMMER POTENTIOMETER INTERMITTENT & LAMPS ARE OUT.