Service difficulty report · Printed Ckt Board · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 14, 2008
Submitted
March 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145871
Aircraft time
8,771 hours, 7,095 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
19,622 hours, 14,923 cycles
Part
Printed Ckt Board
Part number
7277120501
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIC TO CVG - ON APPROACH TO CVG, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE FLIGHT CREW THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE OVERHEAD AROUND ROW 8 ACCOMPANIED BY THE SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRONICS. THE FLIGHT CREW HAD NO INDICATIONS ON EICAS AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED APPROACH AND LANDED AT CVG WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE PSU ABOVE SEAT 7A WAS BURNT. THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED AND THERE WERE NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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