Service difficulty report · Transistor

Difficulty date
February 18, 2002
Submitted
July 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Part
Transistor
Part number
MMBT222A
Condition
Failed
Location
Cvr Control
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ON INIT POWER-UP OF SOME UNITS, Q306 IS FAILING RESULTING IN INABILITY TO DIM CVR FAIL, FDR FAIL, & PASS ANNUNCIATOR LAMPS ON CVR CNTL PANEL. A NO OF UNITS HAVE BEEN RETURNED FROM SERVICE WITHQ306 FAILED. TESTS AT NAT HAVE CONFIRMED THAT SIMULTANEOUS APPLICATION OF 28VDC POWER TO UNIT POWER SUPPLY & LAMP DIMMING SUPLY CAUSES EXCESSIVE CURRENT THROUGH BASE-EMITTOR JUNCTIONOF Q306 WHICH CAUSES IT TO FAIL. THIS CONDITION IS CAUSED BY A DELAY IN INTERNAL POWER SUPPLY PROTECTION CCT.