Service difficulty report · Transformer · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 29, 2017
Submitted
July 31, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N934DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49721
Aircraft time
74,177 hours, 55,915 cycles
Part
Transformer
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

FUME EVENT AT CRUISE. SMELLED ELECTRICAL BUT COULD NOT ISOLATE. WENT AWAY AFTER 5 MIN APPROX. MAYBE ASSOCIATED WITH ENG ANTI ICE. ON DESCENT RETURNED COMPLIED WITH QRH. SEEMED TO DISSIPATE AFTER RIGHT PACK/ AND RECIRC FAN/ GND SVC BUS C/B'S PULLED. ON GND FUME SMELL RETURNED. MAYBE ASSOCIATED WITH PACKS. T/S PER WORK CARD 2120-2367 ITEM 1&2. FOUND ISLE LIGHTING TRANSFORMER T1-1 DAMAGED. REPLACED PER AMM 20-50. OPS CK GOOD PER AMM 33-21. TOOK AIRCRAFT OUT FOR TAKE OFF POWER RUN VERIFIED NO ODOR. APU AND SURROUNDING AREA SHOW NO SIGNS OF CONTAMINATION. INSPECTED COALESCER BAGS AND REPLACED SAME. NO SIGNS OF CONTAMINATION. OK FOR SVC.

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