SDR Q2SA789002

Service difficulty report · Vent · Boeing 747341

Difficulty date
September 22, 2009
Submitted
September 25, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N789SA
Make and model
Boeing 747341
Aircraft serial
23394
Aircraft time
64,491 hours, 12,625 cycles
Part
Vent
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Equip Cooling
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT INTO KORD CREW SMELLED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND EQUIPMENT COOLING "SMOKE" LIGHT CAME ON FIVE MINUTES AFTER SMOKE ODOR STARTED. EQUIPMENT COOLING SYSTEM PREVIOUSLY ENTERED ON DMI PER MEL 21-33. CREW CONTINUED DESCENT AND LANDED SAFELY. UPON INVESTIGATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND COOLING VENTS ON TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER UNITS NR 1, NR 2, AND NR 3 OBSTRUCTED. CLEANED VENTS IAW AMM 20-60-06, AND PERFORMED EQUIPMENT COOLING SYSTEM TEST IAW AMM 21-58-00, ALL OPERATION NORMAL. PERFORMED SMOKE OR FUMES IN CABIN CONDITIONAL INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-51-50, NO FAULT NOTED. AIRCRAFT RESTORED TO NORMAL.