Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
October 5, 2003
Submitted
October 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948WP
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23259
Aircraft time
51,956 hours, 32,820 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Indicator
Part number
066500011001
Part serial
1598
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

CAPTS VSI STARTED SPARKING WHEN AT THE GATE IN SLC BRIEF ELECTRICAL FIRE FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN COCKPIT. C PERFORMED EXTERNAL LEAK CHECK OF AREA ABOVE CAPT'S INSTRMENT CLUSTER NO FLUID LEAKS DETECTED. FOUND AN EMPTY SCREW HOLE IN THE GLARE SHIELD ABOVE THE INSTREMENT CLUSTER THAT HAD A BROWN FLUID IN IT. INITIALLY THE FLUID ON THE EXTERIOR CASE OF THE IVSI WAS WET. IT HAS DRIED TO A STICKY TEXTURE. SUSPECT IT TO BE COLA PRODUCT. REPLACED IVSI TESTED OK.