Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 767201

Difficulty date
August 24, 2012
Submitted
October 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N246AY
Make and model
Boeing 767201
Aircraft serial
23898
Aircraft time
101,138 hours, 20,159 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
43367310044062
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Component
Control Panel · Boeing
Component part number
233N6203138
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

PHL - WHILE PERFORMING ETOPS COCKPIT CHECKS, MAINT NOTICED STRONG BURNT ELECTRONIC SMELL WITH VISIBLE SMOKE HAZE RISING IN FWD CENTER CONSOLE AREA. STATUS MSG WARN ELEX APPEARED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRE CONTROL PANEL FOR BURNT SMELL. OPS CHECK GOOD. UNIT FAILED FUNCTIONAL TEST. FOUND S1 SHORTED AND S2 INTERMITTENT DIME LIGHT AND CONTAMINATED. REPLACED SWITCH, LIGHT ASSEMBLY, AND LAMPS.