SDR ASOA04533

Service difficulty report · Transformer · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
July 28, 2004
Submitted
August 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903EV
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7621
Part
Transformer
Part number
S8287
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Cockpit Console
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
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

FLT 4742 - DURING APPROACH INTO DFW FROM MLU, ALL THREE CREW MEMBERS REPORTED SMELLING A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODOR, BUT COULD NOT LOCALIZE THE SOURCE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN DFW. MAINTENANCE RAN THE ENGINES BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ODOR. MAINTENANCE THEN TURNED ON ALL THE LIGHTS AND FOUND THE LEFT NOSE LANDING LIGHT INOPERATIVE. THE LIGHT WAS REPLACED BUT WAS NO HELP. AFTER FOLLOWING THE SCHEMATICS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TRANSFORMER T3LE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BURNED OUT TRANSFORMER. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)