Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 1, 2011
Submitted
February 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26650
Aircraft time
61,800 hours, 22,821 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Switch
Condition
Melted
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ACFT RETURN TO GATE DUE TO BURNED RUBBER ODOR, STRONGEST IN COCKPIT. REPLACED OVERHEAD SWITCH PANEL P-5 DUE TO RT RUNWAY TURNOFF SWITCH MELTED.