Service difficulty report · Circuit Board · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 16, 2011
Submitted
May 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N681AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500824
Aircraft time
18,252 hours, 15,358 cycles
Part
Circuit Board
Part number
7277226501
Condition
Damaged
Location
Psu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 2795 THE CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE AT 37000 FEET THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMELLING ELECTRICAL SMOKE COMING FROM THE CABIN. THE FUMES STARTED AFTER THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALL BUTTON FROM 8A WAS PRESSED. NO VISIBLE SMOKE WAS PRESENT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALL BUTTON THEN STARTED TO FLICKER AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THE 8A CALL BUTTON BECAME INOPERABLE AND STOPPED WORKING. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO MGM. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND PSU CIRCUIT BOARD DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PSU CIRCUIT BOARD. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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