Service difficulty report · Relay Module · Boeing 737130

Difficulty date
November 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24213
Make and model
Boeing 737130
Aircraft serial
19030
Part
Relay Module
Part number
654980821
Condition
Burnt
Location
Cockpit
Part time
8,161 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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

SMOKE WITH FUMES WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM ELECTRICAL PANEL BY THE JUMP SEAT ON AIRCRAFT RIGHT ON APPROACH. THE M181 MODULE WAS HOT TO TOUCH, THE MODULE WAS REMOVED AND SMELLED BURNT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT EWR WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE M181 RELAY MODULE. THE MODULE TESTED GOOD AND NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND.