Service difficulty report · Tru · Boeing 727243

Difficulty date
June 11, 2004
Submitted
July 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1269Y
Make and model
Boeing 727243
Aircraft serial
21269
Part
Tru
Part number
2299
Condition
Overheated
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FIRE WAS REPORTED FROM NR 1 TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER UNIT (TRU), LOCATED IN FORWARD EE BAY. PWR HAD BEEN ON AC APPROX 1HOUR AND 30 MINUTES. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND TRU WAS REMOVED FROM AC. FIRE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN TRU WITH HEAT DAMAGE TO DRIP SHIELD LOCATED ABOVE TRU. REPLACED NR 1 TRU, REPLACED DAMAGED DRIP SHIELD, SEPARATED-CLEANED, INSPECTED WIRE BUNDLE ABOVE TRU, REMOVED DEBRIS AND CLEANED ALL SHELVES AND EE COMPARTMENT. INSPECTED EE COMPARTMENT FOR FIRE, HEAT OR SMOKE DAMAGE, ALL OK. MONITORED NR 1 TRU FOR 4 HOURS, ALL OK. AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (SW07200406999) DISASSEMBLED TO INSPECT AND REPAIR. FOUND CAUSE OF SHORT TO BE CAPACITOR, C1-C6 WHICH EXPLODED CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.