Service difficulty report · Amplifier · Israel GALAXY

Difficulty date
March 18, 2004
Submitted
May 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N700QS
Make and model
Israel GALAXY
Aircraft serial
052
Aircraft time
1,423 hours, 880 cycles
Part
Amplifier
Part number
360011
Part serial
0239242
Condition
Overheated
Part time
124 hours, 74 cycles
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

DURING FLIGHT CREW DETECTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM BEHIND THE BOTTOM FORWARD 2 DRAWS. TURNED THE GALLEY POWER OFF AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE SMOKE STOPPED. CONTINUED FLIGHT TO DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENTS. - INSPECTED GALLEY AREA AND FOUND THE AIRSHOW SPEAKER AMPLIFIER HAD SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. REPLACED DEFECTIVE AIRSHOW SPEAKER AMPLIFIER WITH A REPAIRED UNIT, OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.

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