Service difficulty report · Trans Rect · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
July 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13881
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48045
Part
Trans Rect
Part number
6RW176YN3
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fwd E/E Compt
Part time
22,085 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

AN ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS MOMENTARILY OBSERVED IN THE FORWARD GALLEY WHILE IN FLIGHT. UPON INVESTIGATION THE RIGHT DC TRANSFER RELAY WAS FOUND TRIPPED AND THE RIGHT DC LOAD METER READ ZERO. THE TRANSFER CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS NOT RESET AND THE ODOR WENT AWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT EWR WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT NR 1 TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER AT FAULT. THE TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.

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