Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
August 29, 2021
Submitted
August 30, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
22789
Aircraft time
66,801 hours, 44,838 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Burned
Location
Ehsi Indicator
Part time
3,689 hours, 1,439 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

AIR TURN BACK CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.EMERGENCY DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND WAS GROUNDED BY MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE FOUND SOURCE OF SMOKE TO BE CONNECTOR D109 ON CAPTAINS EHSI. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED AND REPINNED CONNECTOR D109 IAW BOEING SWPM 20-71-11. OPS CHECKED IAW B767 AMM 34-22-04. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR FLIGHT.