Service difficulty report · Diode · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 28, 2016
Submitted
December 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49818
Aircraft time
71,483 hours, 53,478 cycles
Part
Diode
Condition
Damaged
Location
Transfmr Rectifr
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

STRONG BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF. NO SMOKE OR VISIBLE FUMES. NO ODORS IN CABIN AREA. ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER 3 OR 4 MINUTES. NO ABNORMAL COCKPIT INDICATIONS. FOUND TRANSFORMER RECITIFER DIODES DISCOLORED. REPLACED BOTH DIODES IAW AMM 24-00-00.

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