Service difficulty report · Transformer · Boeing 7673S2F

Difficulty date
June 19, 2020
Submitted
June 19, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N143FE
Make and model
Boeing 7673S2F
Aircraft serial
62497
Aircraft time
6,785 hours, 2,904 cycles
Part
Transformer
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Efb
Stage of operation
NR
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

FO'S EFB POWER PACK STARTED TO SMOKE AFTER GETTING WET BY AIRCRAFT DISINFECT (SPRAY BOTTLE LEAKED ON IT). PERFORMED INSPECTION OF SMOKE IN CABIN IAW MM 05-51-56-2. FOUND EFB POWER TRANSFORMER WET, REMOVED EFB TRANSFORMER FROM A/C. CAREFULLY PLUGGED TRANSFORMER IN SHOP AREA, AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS NOTICED TRANSFORMER SMOKING. EFB WORKS, NEW POWER TRANSFORMER INSTALLED. ERFORMED INSPECTION OF SMOKE IN CABIN IAW MM 05-51-56-2 FOUND EFB POWER TRANSFORMER WET, REMOVED EFB TRANSFORMER FROM A/C. CAREFULLY PLUGGED TRANSFORMER IN SHOP AREA, AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS NOTICED TRANSFORMER SMOKING. EFB WORKS, NEW POWER TRANSFORMER INSTALLED.

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