SDR EIA2004002

Service difficulty report · Rheostat · Boeing 747212B

Difficulty date
January 9, 2004
Submitted
January 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486EV
Make and model
Boeing 747212B
Aircraft serial
20888
Aircraft time
80,397 hours, 19,114 cycles
Part
Rheostat
Part number
245904
Part serial
12363
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cockpit Lights
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON FINAL APPROACH NOTICED STRONG ELECTRIAL BURNING ODOR UPON SELECTING FLAPS DOWN. FOUND CENTER FWD BACKGROUND LIGHTING DIMMER/TRANSFORMER EXTREMELY HOT CB T137, PULLED AND COLLARED DMI PER 33-1 DMI 469. REMOVED AND REPLACED INSTRUMENT LIGHT DIMMER AND CTR INSTRUMENT LIGHT RHEOSTAT.

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