Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
November 24, 2005
Submitted
November 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49727
Aircraft time
33,748 hours, 22,615 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
6171
Part serial
VHL72792
Condition
Failed
Location
Anti Fog
Part time
9,382 hours, 6,316 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, H
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, SMOKE ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE CABIN FROM THE SEATS 1 AND 2 GRID. THE FORWARD SIDEWALL OF ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONIC COMPARTMENT FROM STATIONS 110 TO 218 WAS OPENED DETECTING THE CAPTAIN FLOOR BURNED AND STRONG SMOKE ODOR IN 3 TEMPERATURE CONTROLLERS. THE WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELDS ANTI-FOG TEMPERATURE CONTROLLERS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 30-41-01 AND WIRING WAS CHECKED IAW WDM 20-50-01, TESTED CORRECT.

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