Service difficulty report · Transformer · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
July 2, 2022
Submitted
July 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30344
Aircraft time
68,184 hours, 34,891 cycles
Part
Transformer
Part number
0802070501
Part serial
1015
Condition
Burned
Location
E/E Rack E4
Part time
71,486 hours, 30,229 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

"ELEC" LIGHT ON OVERHEAD PANEL ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER LANDING. AFT GALLEY FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED UNUSUAL ODOR COMING FROM VICINITY AS "PLASTICY". LEVEL ONE AIR QUALITY EVENT. GROUNDED - YES. A/C HAS HISTORY OF SAME FAULT REF LOG 60493658. PERFORMED ELEC LIGHT BITE REF B737-700 FIM 24-31 TASK 801. FAULT "BAT CHGR #1" LOGGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIRULATION AIR FILTER REF B737-700 AMM 21-25-01. REMOVED AND REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR COALESCER BAGS ON LEFT AND RIGHT WATER SEPARATORS REF AMM 21-51-05-400-801. EVIDENCE OF TR UNIS 3 AND 2 BURNING FOUND AREA DIRECTLY ABOVE E4-2 RACK COMPONENTS CHARRED (BELOW E4-1 COMPONENTS). REPLACED THE #2 AND #3 TR UNITS PER AMM 24-32-11/401. OPS CHECKS REQ'D REPLACED THE SELCAL DECORDER REF AMM 23-28-11/401. REPLACED THE CABIN TEMP CONTROLLER PER AMM 23-51-01/401. REPLACED THE RH FRONT AND LH SIDE WHCU'S REF AMM 30-41-11/401.