Service difficulty report · Relay · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
May 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N183AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22650
Part
Relay
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

IN CRUISE AT FL 310, TWO CLICKS WERE HEARD FROM BEHIND CAPTAIN'S SEAT (ELECTRICAL). ALL INSTRUMENTS ON FORWARD PANEL FLASHED OFF THEN ON THEN WENT BLACK. SEVERAL ORANGE LIGHTS ON THE OVERHEAD. LASTED ABOUT 30 SECONDS, THEN REPEATED ABOUT 4 MINUTES LATER. APU WAS SWITCHED AFTER FIRST EVENT. AT 1,000 FT SMELLED BURNING WHICH CONTINUED UNTIL TAXI-IN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 TRANSFER BUS RELAY. SYSTEM OPS CHECKS NORMAL.