Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 74745EF

Difficulty date
July 27, 2024
Submitted
August 2, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487MC
Make and model
Boeing 74745EF
Aircraft serial
30609
Aircraft time
96,870 hours, 17,771 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
2156756A
Part serial
23045B
Condition
Faulted
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FL310 EICAS CAUTION EQUIPMENT COOLING PERFORMED NNC, MESSAGE BLANKED, SMELLED ELECTRICAL BURNING, DIVERTED TO CTS.(<P>CMC REPORTED MX MSG 21422. R/R E/E COOLING SMOKE DET AND GND TEST PASSED. SET THE A/C TO AIR MODE AND KEPT THIS MODE FOR 3 HOURS AND NO EICAS MSG WAS OBSERVED PER AMM 21-58-00/801. PERFORMED GVI FOR WHOLE RH RISER DUCTS/ADJACENT WIRES AND NO DEFECTS FOUND. PERFORMED GVI FOR INSIDE OF P129, FOUND TERMINAL INSULATORS HAVE DISCOLORED ON TRANS (T187), ALSO TOO HOT. R/R TRANS (T187) PER WDM 33-35-24 P1. PER MCC REQEST, PERFORMED GVI E/E COOLING SUPPLY FAN / EXHAUST AND NO DEFECTS FOUND PER AMM 21-58-00-206-007.</P>)

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