Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
August 7, 2009
Submitted
August 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24289
Aircraft time
68,830 hours, 22,095 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
43367310044212
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FL 410 '160 MILES FROM ICT SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN COCKPIT, AFTER 15 MINUTES SMOKE WENT AWAY. AT 240 ODOR OF SMOKE AGAIN. FOUND LIGHT OVERRIDE SWITCH STUCK. NO ICAS MESSAGES AND NO STATUS MESSAGE, NO C.B. POPPED. COMPLIED WITH FIM 21-00-01 PGS 101 THRU 110,ONLY ITEM FOUND WAS LIGHT OVER RIDE SWITCH BURNED. REPLACED SAME PER WD 33-11-21 PG 1,ALL OPS CHECK GOOD. ONLY ITEM LEFT IS TO RUN ENGINES AND PNEUMATIC SYSTEMS. RAN BOTH ENGINES FOR 15 MIN, AND RAN EVERY SYSTEM ON ACFT. TURNED LIGHT OVER RIDE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SMOKE. OK FOR SERVICE.

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