Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
September 10, 2019
Submitted
September 12, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
24398
Aircraft time
52,079 hours, 32,288 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
285T05545
Part serial
D01517
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit
Part time
50,861 hours, 31,690 cycles
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

IN CRUISE, FIRST OFFICER SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF REAR OF NUMBER 2 VOR/DME BOX. THE AUTO/MAN SWITCH HAD BEEN SELECTED A FEW MINUTES PRIOR. DIVERT TO RPLC. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT VOR/DME PANEL PER MM 34-51-02-2-0 AND OPS TEST PER MM 34-51-00-5-99, PASSED. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.