Service difficulty report · Tru · Boeing 727243

Difficulty date
July 2, 2006
Submitted
August 2, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727243
Aircraft time
43,007 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Tru
Part number
1032573
Part serial
747
Condition
Smoke
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
TX
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

(CAN) WHILE AIRCRAFT WAITING ON THE GATE TO BOARD PASSENGERS FOR DEPARTURE, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT. CAUSE OF SMOKE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE NR 2 TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER. UNIT REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS. (TC# 20060706004)