Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
February 3, 2010
Submitted
February 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3737C
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
30799
Aircraft time
24,425 hours, 14,092 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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 COMING FROM FL BUTTON ON TRANSPONDER. TURNED TRANSPONDER TO STBY AND SMOKE BEGAN TO DISSIPATE. PULLED CORRESPONDING ATC CBS AND NO SMOKE WAS NOTED. DURING INSP NOTED THAT FO LIGHTING CB ON PEDESTAL POPPED. REPLACED TRANSPONDER PANEL. AFTER CONFIRMING PANEL SMOKED. TRANSPONDER TEST GOOD CB RESET LIGHTS TEST GOOD. NO FURTHER INCIDENCE OF SMOKE.