[i] "Could you run a diagnostic check on the port side ventral phaser emitter?"Jovar asked, then stated, "It has been acting strange. I'll be on the bridge. Let me know what you find, thank you."[/i] 

Sta'l saluted Lieutenant Jovar as he made made the request and then left Main Engineering. "Yes sir." He said loudly enough so that hopefully Jovar would hear him before he was out of range. Sta'l immediately walked over to a console and began running the diagnostic check on the phaser emitter. After a few moments, he saw what the problem was.

[i]What the...how did this happen?![/i]

The phaser emitter had somehow overheated and caused the covering on it to melt slightly while also damaging the emitter itself. From the information he was getting from the diagnostic it looked as if it had happened a day or two ago. It should be easy enough to repair.

"Haliv to Lieutenant Jovar. I think I've found the problem. Somehow the emitter overheated and it ended up damaging the covering of the emitter and the emitter itself. Still trying to figure out why it overheated but it shouldn't take too long to repair."