SDR WRLA99013

Service difficulty report · Dme · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
February 25, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N272WA
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48437
Part
Dme
Part number
6224540023
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cockpit
Part time
18,349 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLT 5129 - DURING CRUISE, FLIGHT CREW NOTED LIGHT SMOKE AND BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL IN COCKPIT. ADDITIONALLY, NR 2 DME CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. SMOKE APPEARED IN VICINITY OF CAPTAIN'S OVERHEAD MAP LIGHT. NON-ESSENTIAL OVERHEAD LIGHTING WAS SWITCHED OFF. DME CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS NOT RESET. SMOKE AND SMELL DISSIPATED. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND NR 2 DME INTERROGATOR TO HAVE EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE. REPLACEMENT INTERROGATEOR NOT AVAILABLE. CIRCUIT BREAKER REMAINED PULLED. COLLARED BREAKER AND ASSIGNED DEFERRAL PER MEL. (M)

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