Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
June 19, 2021
Submitted
June 21, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634QX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000726
Aircraft time
8,738 hours, 5,318 cycles
Part
Power Supply
Condition
Failed
Location
Beacons
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
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

AFTER TURNING RED BEACON FOR PUSHBACK SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING BUT COULDN'T BE SURE. DURING PUSHBACK COULD STILL SMELL SOMETHING SO IT WASN'T FROM THE PUSHBACK CART. THEN RAMP INFORMED US THE BOTTOM AND TOP RED BEACON WASN'T WORKING . TRIED CYCLING BEACON SWITCH A FEW TIMES NO CHANGES. AFTER PARKING AT GATE TRIED THE BEACON SWITCH AGAIN AND COULD SEE IN TERMINAL WINDOW REFLECTION TOP BEACON WORKING. PLACED ON MEL. REMOVED PANEL 192CR TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE LOWER RED BEACON POWER SUPPLY & PERFORMED GVI WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE RED BEACON LIGHTS IAW E175 AMM 33-45-00-710-801-A FOR 15 MINUTES WITH A TECH BY THE LOWER BEACON POWER SUPPLY, A TECH IN THE FLIGHT DECK AND A TECH IN THE FWD EBAY. OPS TEST OF BOTH RED BEACON LIGHTS GOOD, NO ODORS NOTED IN ANY AREA. CLOSED THE FWD EBAY AND REINSTALLED PANEL 192CR. THIS CLEARS DEFECT 951803, ASSOCIATED DEFERRAL PLACARDS REMOVED. MTX CTRL NOTIFIED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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