A recommended way to check a transistor is not burned, without burning other PCB parts
You'll need to take the transistor off the board and follow these steps (for an NPN transistor):


  Step 1: (Base to Emitter)
  
  Hook the positive lead from the multimeter to the to the BASE (B) of
  the transistor. Hook the negative meter lead to the EMITTER (E) of the
  transistor. For an good NPN transistor, the meter should show a
  voltage drop between 0.45V and 0.9V. If you are testing PNP
  transistor, you should see “OL” (Over Limit).
  
  Step 2: (Base to Collector)
  
  Keep  the postitive lead on the BASE (B) and place the negative lead
  to the COLLECTOR (C).
  
  For an good NPN transistor, the meter should show a voltage drop
  between 0.45V and 0.9V. If you are testing PNP transistor, you should
  see "OL" (Over Limit).
  
  Step 3: (Emitter to Base)
  
  Hook the positive lead from the multimeter to the to the EMITTER (E)
  of the transistor. Hook the negative meter lead to the BASE (B) of the
  transistor.
  
  For an good NPN transistor, you should see “OL” (Over Limit).If you
  are testing PNP transistor, the meter should show a voltage drop
  between 0.45V and 0.9V.
  
  Step 4: (Collector to Base)
  
  Hook the positive lead from the multimeter to the to the COLLECTOR (C)
  of the transistor. Hook the negative meter lead to the BASE (B) of the
  transistor.
  
  For an good NPN transistor, you should see “OL” (Over Limit).If you
  are testing PNP transistor, the meter should show a voltage drop
  between 0.45V and 0.9V.
  
  Step 5: (Collector to Emitter)
  
  Hook the postitive meter lead to the COLLECTOR (C) and the negative
  meter lead to the EMITTER (E) – A good NPN or PNP transistor will read
  "OL"/Over Limit on the meter. Swap the leads (Positive to Emitter and
  Negative to Collector) – Once again, a good NPN or PNP transistor
  should read “OL”.


Source: https://vetco.net/blog/test-a-transistor-with-a-multimeter/2017-05-04-12-25-37-07