Service difficulty report · Transformer · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
June 27, 2000
Submitted
September 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23741
Part
Transformer
Part number
1032575
Condition
Overheated
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

MDT - FLT 1924 - EN ROUTE FROM ROC TO DCA, F/A NOTIFIED CAPTAIN THAT THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE CABIN. CAPT MADE A RAPID DESCENT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO THE FIRST SUITABLE AIRPORT AT MDT. FLHT LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MX FOUND A VERY STRONG ELECT BURNED ODOR FROM ALL 3 TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER UNITS. ALL 3 TRU''''S HAD DUST CLOGGING THE COOLING EXTRACTION VENTS. ELECT SHELF WAS FOUND SCORED ALSO. CLEANED E/E SHELF AND REPLACED ALL 3 TRU''''S AS PRECAUTIONARY PER MM. OPS CHECK GOOD. VISUAL, ODOR AND TOUCH SURVEY OF RESET OF E/E COMPARTMENT WAS NORMAL. ALSO, REPLACED NORMAL EQUIPMENT COOLING BLOWER (P/N 6577-1) AS PRECAUTIO