Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
July 15, 2009
Submitted
July 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N396DA
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
30378
Aircraft time
22,505 hours, 14,151 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

SMOKE CAME FROM CEILING ABOVE CAPTAINS HEAD, STRONG SMELL OF ELECTRICAL FIRE AT GATE IN THUNDERSTORM. SHUT DOWN ALL POWER AND SMOKE DISSIPATED. A/C STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, REPORTED BY ANOTHER FLT CREW. PERFORMED LIGHTNING STRIKE INSP REF AMM, NO EVIDENT OF LIGHTNING DAMAGE FOUND. CHECKED BEHIND OVERHEAD INSTR PANEL AND CB PNLS. CHECKED HUD SYS, GALLEYS, LAVS, CABIN LIGHTING, IFE SYS - NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. POWERED A/C WITH GND PWR APU AND BOTH ENGINES, ALL CHECKS GOOD. RAN PACKS WITH PNEU FROM APU AND BOTH ENGS, CHECKS GOOD NO TROUBLE FOUND. CONFERRED WITH MCC. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.