Service difficulty report · Fire Det Panel · Boeing 747124

Difficulty date
May 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N855FT
Make and model
Boeing 747124
Aircraft serial
19733
Part
Fire Det Panel
Part number
65B4750944
Condition
Sparking
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER ENGINE START WHEN POWER WAS TRANSFERRED TO AIRCRAFT POWER AN ACRID SMELL WAS NOTICED IN COCKPIT. SPARKS WERE SEEN COMING FORM FIRE DETECTION PANEL BEHIND P6 PANEL. REPLACED CARD INDEX PANEL PER M/M 26-11-05 AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED PER M/M 26-11-00.