Service difficulty report · Charger · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
March 2, 2002
Submitted
March 27, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N184AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22651
Aircraft time
58,973 hours, 48,169 cycles
Part
Charger
Part number
23013
Part serial
4256
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay
Part time
53,987 hours, 432,965 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

CLIMBOUT ELEC ODOR 7000 FT, NO SMOKE. TURNED BACK. PWR REDUCED, ODOR SUBSIDED. MX ENTERED COCKPIT, SMELL SIMILAR TO BURNT RESISTOR. ALL C/B PNL LT & RT LOAD CNTL CENTER INSP FOR DAMAGE/ELEC ODOR, NONE FOUND. CIRCUIT CARDS IN P6 PNL INSP, M560 FOUND W/ OVERHEATED CAPACITOR FOR BATT CHARGER CIRCUIT. REPLACED CAPACITOR. RAN ENGS AT T/O PWR, OPERATING EQUIP FOR T/O, NO SMELL. MAIN BATT & BATT CHARGER REPLACED. MAIN BATT TESTED AT VENDOR, NO FAULT FOUND. CHARGER FAILED AUTO MODE TEST W/ LOW VOLT OUTPUT, TRANSISTOR Q9 FOUND DEFECT ON COMPT ASSY MODE CNTL CIRCUIT & REPLACED.