Service difficulty report · Tru · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 2, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Part
Tru
Part number
6RS741Y1
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EN ROUTE, THE FLIGHT CREW SENSED A SMOKE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT ENGINEER NOTICED THE NUMBER THREE DC LOAD MONITOR WAS READING AN EXCESSIVE LOAD. THE NUMBER THREE TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS OPENED AND THE ODOR SUBSIDED. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THE TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER DEFECTIVE. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE NUMBER THREE TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER.

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