Service difficulty report · Charger · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
August 23, 2003
Submitted
August 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1603
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
29695
Aircraft time
21,509 hours, 3,483 cycles
Part
Charger
Condition
Overheated
Location
Fwd Avionics Bay
Component
Battery · BA0601
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
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

AT ABOUT 1420 ATLANTA TIME DURING APPROACH A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. DURING APPROACH WITH A MAIN BATTERY CHARGER STATUS MESSAGE THE SHIPS MAIN BATTERY AND CHARGER WERE VERY HOT AND APPEAR TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR THE MAIN BATTERY AND CHARGER WERE REPLACED THE STANDBY POWER PANEL WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION.