Service difficulty report · Receiver · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 20, 2014
Submitted
August 22, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41733
Aircraft time
6,214 hours, 1,987 cycles
Part
Receiver
Part number
8220299001
Part serial
123667
Condition
Failed
Location
Adf
Part time
39,273 hours, 15,769 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

TURNED ON ADF & RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR AND THE POWER WENT OUT RIGHT AWAY ON RADIO. SELECTED OFF ON ADF AND THE ODOR WENT AWAY. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 21-00, TASK 806, ODOR IN FLT DECK. DETERMINED ADF CONTROL PANEL WAS AT FAULT, HAD A BURNED ODOR. INSPECTED CONNECTORS D03661 AND D03659 NO BURNED OR DISCREPANCIES NOTED. INSPECTED BEHIND ADF RECIEVER WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED WITH NEW ADF PANEL INSTALLED AND BREAKER IN, ADF STLL INOP. ADF RECEIVER WILL NOT TEST WITH NEW ADF RECEIVER INSTALLED. REF AMM 34-57-02 AND AMM 34-57-03. ORIGINAL ADF RECEIVER INSTALLED. VERIFIED GOOD VOLTAGE ON BOTH SIDES OF C/B WDM 34-57-11 VERIFIED WIRING GOOD. REPLACED ADF CONTROL PANEL AND ADF RECEIVER AGAIN IAW PREVIOUS PROCEDURES. OP'S CKS GOOD IAW AMM REF 34-57-00-730-802.