Service difficulty report · Charger · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 7, 2003
Submitted
December 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49983
Aircraft time
36,635 hours, 28,653 cycles
Part
Charger
Part number
203BC1021
Part serial
784
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON ARRIVAL, FOUND COCKPIT FULL OF SMOKE. CABIN HAD SOME SMOKE VISIBLE WITH A SMOKEY ODOR. A/C BATTERY WAS ON POWER AND AIR WAS PROVIDED BY GRD UNITS. OPENED E+E ACCESS DOOR FOR T/S CKD E+E DOOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER AND BATTERY CHARGER RELAY R2-56. BATTERY CHARGER OPS NORMAL. STARTED APU TO DRAW DOWN BATTERY. BATTERY VOLTAGE AND AMPS CHECK NORMAL.

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