Service difficulty report · Dimmer · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 24, 2010
Submitted
March 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N273UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48574
Engine
Pwa PW4460
Part
Dimmer
Part number
2632
Part serial
226U
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit Lights
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT 1+20, INTO THE FLIGHT, CREW SMELLED STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL IN COCKPIT. NOTICED ALL OVERHEAD LIGHTING (BACKLIGHT) WAS OUT AND COULD NOT RECOVER LIGHTING. AFTER 20 MIN SMELL WENT AWAY, NO LIGHTS. FOUND OVERHEAD LIGHTING DIMMER CONTROL U1-130 AT FAULT. R & R SAME IAW WDM 33-11-04,PG2.1, SH1 AND AMM 33-11-03-2. ALL OVERHEAD LIGHTS OPS NORMAL.

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