Service difficulty report · Capacitor · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
June 9, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft time
8,117 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Capacitor
Part number
BN0839
Condition
Burned
Location
Entertain Sys
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

SMOKE COMING FROM 21 ABC SEAT ROW. SMOKE SOURCE FOUND TO BE LTV SEB AT ROW 21 ABC. SEB REMOVED IAW LTV AMM 44-00-00. LTV SYS C/B`S PULLED AND COLLARED. OPERATE IAW MEL 25-10-5. LIVE TV SYS INOPERATIVE. SEB PN 3042865-102, SN 11619, FURTHER ACTION SEB AT ROW 21L, VDU`S AT SEATBACK 21ABC, DPCU"S AT SEAT 21ABC, HEADPHONE JACKS AT 21ABC, VDU CABLE AT 21L, DPCU CABLE AT 21L, ZONE 3 FEED CABLE, SEAT TO SEAT CABLE AT 22L-21L REPLACED AND SYS TESTED SERVICEABLE IAW LTV AMM 44-20-28, PGE 5049, MEL CLEARED AND PLACARD REMOVED. SEB PT OFF/ON 3042865-102 SN OFF 11619, SN ON 0460. PT OFF/ON 702-01-100-003, PN 3042565-102, SN 11619 LTV INVESTIGATION FINDS THAT BAD BATCH OF KEMET CAPACITORS CAUSED ISSUE AND ISSUED SIL TO COVER AFFECTED UNITS. ISSUE CONSIDERED CLOSED.