Service difficulty report · Tru · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
November 23, 2020
Submitted
December 1, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30344
Aircraft time
65,005 hours, 32,214 cycles
Part
Tru
Part number
0802070501
Part serial
1579
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay
Part time
65,003 hours, 32,213 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SMOKE IN FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN FOLLOWED BY ELEC MASTER CAUTION FOR TRU UNIT LIGHT. GROUNDED-YES. NR 3 T/R UNIT CAUGHT FIRE ON RT SIDE OF UNIT, WHICH ALSO DAMAGED NR 2 T/R UNIT. THE LRU TO THE LEFT IS RIGHT FRONT WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT AND WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE CONNECTOR AT BACK OF RACK WAS NOT DAMAGED. CLEANED RACKS AND FOUND ALL THREE RACKS SERVICEABLE (RACKS FOR NR 2 AND NR 3 T/R UNIT AND RIGHT FRONT WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT). REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 AND NR 3 T/R UNITS, IAW B737-700 AMM 24-32-11-000-801 AND 24-32-11-400-801. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT FRONT WINDOW HEAT CONTROL, IAW AMM 30-41-11-000-801 AND AMM 30-41-11-400-801. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD.