Service difficulty report · Control Card · Boeing 747122

Difficulty date
May 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852FT
Make and model
Boeing 747122
Aircraft serial
19757
Part
Control Card
Part number
69B476006
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS INTO FLIGHT HAD STRONG ODOR OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OVER HEATING/BURNING. ALSO, HAD VISIBLE SMOKE HAZE. RAN SMOKE SOURCE AND ELECTRICAL FIRE CHECKLIST. CREW USED OXYGEN ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER 20 TO 30 MINUTES. FOUND WING ANTI-ICE CONTROL CARD AND RELAY WITH EVIDENCE OF OVERHEAT/BURNING. REPLACED RELAY AND CONTROL CARD OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL PER M/M 36-11-00 AND 24-00-00. ALSO, REPLACED A1, A8, A10, A13, AND A17 MASTER DIMMER CONTROL CARDS DUE TO SIGNS OF OVERHEATING PER M/M 33-12-00.