Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 4, 2019
Submitted
March 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53409
Aircraft time
69,997 hours, 51,492 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
UK
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

ELECTRICAL SMELL IN COCKPIT SLIGHT SMELL EMANATING FROM NAV2 CONTROL HEAD. DFGC BACK LIGHTING INOP. FOLLOWED THE NO/GO ODI ATA 2172 PROCEDURES. FOUND CB L16 POPPED & UNABLE TO RESET. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND B5-87 DFGC LIGHT CONTROLLER BEING THE SOURCE OF THE ELECTRICAL SMELL. CONTROLLER LOCATED NEAR FO'S RT KNEE. REPLACED B5-87 - REF WDM 33-13-08. DFGC BACK IGHTING OPS NORM. (LP5528512)

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