Service difficulty report · Tat Indicator · Boeing 7372C0

Difficulty date
June 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14245
Make and model
Boeing 7372C0
Aircraft serial
20074
Part
Tat Indicator
Part number
1477950101
Condition
Shorted
Location
Rt Cockpit
Part time
16,254 hours
Stage of operation
TO
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

THE TAT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE SMOKE APPEARED TO COME FROM THE TAT GUAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO ATL WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TAT INDICATOR AT FAULT. THE INDICATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE TAT CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. TAT INDICATION TESTED NORMAL. ALL WIRING FOR TAT INDICATOR AND BREAKER WAS INSPECTED AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND.