Service difficulty report · Tru · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
July 5, 2002
Submitted
October 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Q8
Aircraft serial
23507
Aircraft time
48,634 hours, 33,067 cycles
Part
Tru
Part number
3111364601
Condition
Arced
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

SNA - BURNING ODOR - FLT 0137 - EN ROUTE FROM LAS TO SNA AN ELECTRICAL AND RUBBER BURNING ODOR WAS OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE NR 1 TRU CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED ON THE P-6 PANEL, AND A BURNED ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM THE NR 1 TRU ASSY IN THE E/E BAY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 TRU AND PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK IAW BMM 24-21-31, THE CHECK WAS GOOD. VENDOR BENCH TEST OF TRU AND CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT, ELECTRICAL ARCING OCCURRED DURING POWER UP ON BENCH STAND. ARCING OCCURRED AS INPUT POWER WAS SLOWLY INCREASING AND DUE TO TRANSFORMER T1 BREAKING DOWN. WHEN UNIT WAS DISASSEMBLED CAPACITOR C1 WAS ALSO FOUND WITH THE END CHARED. REPLACED THE T1 TRANSFO

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