Service difficulty report · Control Module · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
October 16, 2010
Submitted
October 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24479
Part
Control Module
Part number
6937307145
Part serial
D00450
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Part time
62,448 hours, 44,761 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BNA - LATE IN THE TAKEOFF ROLL, CREW REPORTED THE MASTER CAUTION ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH ALL LIGHTS ON SYSTEM ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. CANCELLED AND CONTINUED TAKEOFF. AFTER TAKEOFF, REVIEW FOUND DOZENS OF SYSTEM LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. CYCLED LIGHT TEST, PUSHED ANNUNCIATOR PANEL - NO CHANGE, NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT BNA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AFTER LANDING, CREW NOTED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE FORWARD GALLEY. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE FORWARD GALLEY FOR WATER LEAKS AND FOUND NONE. NO EVIDENCE OF WATER INTRUSION IN AVIONICS EQUIPMENT AREA. TRACED SHORT IN MASTER WARNING LIGHTS TEST CIRCUIT TO SHORT IN FIRE DETECTION PANEL. COMPLIED WITH BOTTLE DISCHARGE FUNCTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE AND APU FIRE CONTROL MODULE PER MM 26-21-51, PAGE BLOCK 4. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL TEST PER MM 26-21-51-714-012, STAP 1.G. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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