Can you post a picture indicating where the smoke comes out and which trace has been blown?
That part is a voltage regulator that includes current limitation, so I do not think you have a short on the 5V line (you are saying that you got few "minutes" of tuning around before blowing the trace).
What are you using as a power supply? Does it have current limitation? Can you measure the current you draw from the power supply?
I suspect you have a short on 12V.
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