Service difficulty report · Monitor · Boeing 7572G5

Difficulty date
April 21, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7572G5
Aircraft time
62,079 hours
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Monitor
Part number
6009580003
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin
Part time
62,909 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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) ABOUT AN HOUR FROM DESTINATION THE PILOTS SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT FOR A SHORT DURATION. THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS AND THE ODOR DISSIPATED QUICKLY. THE CAPTAIN ASKED THE F/A IF THEY SMELLED ANYTHING AND THEY REPORTED THAT THEY TOO HAD SMELLED A FAINT ELECTRICAL ODOR THAT SEEMED STRONGEST AROUND ROWS 20-23 WHICH DISSIPATED QUICKLY. THE F/A NOTED THAT THE NR 5 IFE SCREEN HAD BEEN FLICKERING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND HAD NOW STOPPED FUNCTIONING. UPON ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION, MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND NO ANOMALIES WITH THE COCKPIT OR CABIN LIGHTING OR THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. THE IFE SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED IAW THE MEL 25-20-01-13. AT THIS POINT WE SUSPECT THE VIDEO MONITOR UNIT.

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