Service difficulty report · Smoke · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
July 21, 2006
Submitted
July 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
25990
Aircraft time
45,857 hours, 7,049 cycles
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

F/A ADVISED CREW OF ACRID ODOR COMING FROM ENTERTAINMENT CENTER UPON CLOSER INSP F/A NOTICED THIN WHISP OF SMOKE FROM BOTTOM OF EQUIPMENT STACK AND REMOVED POWER FROM SYSTEM. DETECTED SOURCE OF SMOKE COMING FROM VMOD AS SOON IFE PWR IS TURNED ON FWD TO MCO PER MEL 25-20-01MM PROCEDURE C/W PLACARD INSTALLED. REACT IFE AND REPLACED VMOD PER MM. IFE CHECKS GOOD. MCO/PLAC REMOVED.