Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
November 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609AU
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22205
Part
Control Panel
Part number
285T05534
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
18,567 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SFO - FLT 45 - ON FINAL INTO SFO, CREW NOTED LOSS OF ILS INDICATION. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER, CREW NOTED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE TYPE ODOR. CREW SECURED THE UTILITY BUSS, COMPLETED THE ELECTRICAL SMOKE REMOVAL PROCEDURE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. FLIGHT LANDED AT SFO WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ILS CONTROL PANEL. (M)