Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
May 22, 2019
Submitted
May 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309GT
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
26334
Aircraft time
57,202 hours, 36,006 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
4051601937
Part serial
93032096
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL @ FL 340. MCP FAILED VNAV AND LNAV. ALL INDICATIONS FAILED TO INPUTS. MCP REMOVED AND REPLACED MCP 22-11-34-004-003 AND -004. DFCS MCP BITE TEST GOOD IAW AMM 22-11-34-745-001. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. PILOT STATED THAT SMELL DISSAPATED ONCE AUTO PILOT WAS DISENGAGED. APPLIED ACFT POWER TO SYSTEMS FOR 4 HOURS WITH NO SMELL AFTER MCP WAS REPLACED. PERFORMED GVI OF FLIGHT DECK PANELS AND LIGHTING. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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