An internal complaint was initiated in response to a malfunction of a vitek® 2 vtk2 60 blue mod colorm 220v (ref 27226, serial (b)(6) ).The instrument is an internally owned biomérieux instrument located at the china subsidiary in shanghai.The instrument is used for internal testing and training purposes.The instrument failed to startup even though the green led on the board was on, there was no motor movement.After voltage measurement was taken, it was discovered that the dc power supply board capacitor was burning.There was smoke visible and flames which stops after the power was turned off.No one was injured.The cause of the original issue (instrument sn (b)(6) user interface screen was not on and there was a startup failure) could not be determined.Proposed corrective/preventive actions ¿ corrective: in the event of an ac fuse failure, ensure the properly rated ac fuse is installed in the power entry module.In the event of an instrument power failure resulting in a suspected toroid step down transformer issue, replace the power supply drawer assembly.In the event of a dc power supply printed circuit board assembly (pcba) failure, replace the pcba.(reference: vitek 2 and vitek 2 xl integrated system service manual 049292-01.) biomérieux investigator could not confirm a root cause.
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