Service difficulty report · Heater · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
April 20, 2024
Submitted
April 24, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15969
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
60142
Aircraft time
33,544 hours, 3,315 cycles
Part
Heater
Part number
7010702H01
Condition
Shorted
Location
Crew Rest
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SMOKE REST UPR DR1 EICAS DURING FLIGHT PER FIM/ DMC-B787-A-26-10-F4-32A-421A-A, STEP 1A AND B(1), FOUND ADDING INBOUND CREW SMOKE/ODOR REPORT FOR VISIBILLITY. NO EXISTING FAULTS ON CMCF. NEED TO CONTINUE WITH STEP 1 B (2), WHICH REQUIRES OPEN UP AND VISUAL INSPECTION OF CREW REST & DUCT ASSYS, FOWARD DR1 CREW REST AREA. REMOVED OH CREW REST HEATER, UPON VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND OPENED SEVERAL CEILING PANELS TO LOCATED SOURCE OF INSULATION. INSULATION ON INLET SIDE OF HEATER. REPLACED HEATER. NO ABNORMALITIES FOUND DURING GVI. FURTHER INSPECTION DMC-B787-A-21-41-20-00A-720A-A OPS CHECK PASSED. ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL INSPECTION OF FLT CREW REST AIR FUSE "OPEN" SUSPECT THIS WAS SOURCE OF SMOKE. FIM DUCTS, CLAMPS, JOINTS AND COUPLINGS. FORWARD OF OVERHEAD CREW 26-10-F4-32A-421A REST HEATER. NO DEFECTS FOUND .RESISTANCE CHECKED OVERHEAD CREST HEATER REMOVED UNIT. FOUND HEATER CIRCUIT SHORTED.

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