Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
January 14, 2010
Submitted
January 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24479
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THE COCKPIT LIGHTING GOES FROM BRIGHT TO EITHER DIM OR OFF. AT OVERHEAD & FORWARD PANEL, THERE IS AN ODOR OF SOMETHING ELECTRICALLY HOT. HOT ODOR WAS ALSO REPORTED BY FLT ATTENDANT IN FIRST CLASS CABIN. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED FAILURE FOR LIGHT ANOMALY & REPLACED DISCREPANT APU GENERATOR BREAKER C889 PER MM 24-21-41. AS FOR THE HOT ODOR, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE L1 AND R1 WINDOW CIRCUIT BREAKERS C228 AND C394 LOAD TERMINALS OVERHEATED. REPLACED C228 AND C394 IN ASSOCIATION WITH SWPM 20-30-00. REPLACED AFFECTED TERMINALS IN ASSOCIATION WITH 20-30-11. WINDOW HEAT SYSTEM CHECKS SATISFACTORY IAW 30-41-00. FLIGHT DECK LIGHTING CHECKS SATISFACTORY IAW 33-11-00.

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