Screen flickering after water damage?

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Screen flickering after water damage?

Long story short, I had my laptop in my backpack and I forgot to close my water bottle. The water spilled on my laptop, and I didn't realize until much later. When I noticed, I powered off my laptop and allowed it to dry for a week with a high powered fan. Everything was working fine except a few white water mark splotches, and then it started flickering a few days later. I asked my boyfriend to open up the bottom, and there was no water damage to the battery or logic board, so I'm kinda confused why the screen is flickering. Does the flickering indicate that water is still present or is the screen just completely damaged and needs to be replaced?

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on Apr 5, 2019 12:02 AM

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dwb

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Apr 5, 2019 8:14 AM in response to fairypops1

Stop using the computer. Shut it down. Unplug it. Take it to an authorized Apple service center. (make an appointment if you have an Apple store close)

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fairypops1 Author

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Apr 5, 2019 12:04 AM in response to fairypops1

(As a side note, the operating system is 10.13 not 10.14 as it says underneath. I completely erased the hard drive macOS and reinstalled high sierra because mojave had given me problems on my older mac laptop)

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HWTech

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Apr 5, 2019 7:57 PM in response to fairypops1

Your picture looks like an LCD panel issue.

Just opening the bottom case is not enough to be sure there is no liquid damage to the Logic Board since there could be damage on the other side of the board. Besides looking for liquid residue, you need to look for very small (or not so small) bits of corrosion which may require the use of a magnifier to detect sometimes. I do not recommend most people removing components unless they are skilled as the Logic Board, cables, and the connectors are very fragile and easily damaged.

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fairypops1 Author

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Apr 6, 2019 8:50 AM in response to HWTech

Thank you everyone for the replies! I will take it to Apple and let you guys know the problem and the outcome.

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Screen flickering after water damage?

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