Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 7672B7ER

Difficulty date
February 3, 2012
Submitted
February 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N253AY
Make and model
Boeing 7672B7ER
Aircraft serial
24894
Aircraft time
87,139 hours, 16,501 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
7430291US1
Part serial
340
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Entertain Sys
Part time
44,482 hours, 13,972 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

BRU FLT 750 EN ROUTE PHL TO BRU. VIDEO EQUIPMENT IN MOST FORWRD COMPARTMENT (ACROSS FROM FWD LAV) HAD ELECTRICAL ODOR. ALL EQUIPMENT TURNED OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED VIDEO SYS CONTROL UNIT. OPS GOOD AT THIS TIME. UNABLE TO CONFIRM REPORTED SNAG. OPENED UNIT AND INSPECTED ALL PC BOARDS, ALL CONNECTORS, FOR ELECTRICAL ODORS OR TRACE OF BURNS. NIL FOUND. REPLACED DC CONVERTER. REASON - DEFECTIVE.