Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 15, 2009
Submitted
May 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N535UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25130
Aircraft time
59,797 hours, 21,961 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Transceiver
Part number
066500080408
Part serial
177
Condition
Odor
Location
Wx Radar
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

ELECTRICAL ODOR IN FLT DECK. FLIGHT DIVERTED. OPENED FWD PIT ACCESS TO EQUIP COOLING FANS AND RECIRC FAN, NO ODORS OR OVERHEATED CONECTOR S NOTED. FANS OP CK NORMAL. CHECKED FWD E&E AREA AND NOTED HOT ODOR, FOUND WX TR UNIT EXTREMELY HOT DUE TO FAN FILTER CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS. 05013 CLEANED FILTER AND UNIT COOLED DOWN, REPLACED WX TRANCEIVER DUE SEVERE OVERHEAT. NO SMOKE OR ELECTRICAL ODOR NOTED. WX OP CHECKS OKAY.