# JASC 2397: Communications System Wiring

- Type: JASC system/component code (FAA)
- ATA chapter: 23 Communications
- Title in the code table: COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WIRING
- Service difficulty reports: 430
- FAA code table: https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/JASC_Code.pdf#page=19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2397

## What it covers

For reports indicating a problem with wiring specific to the Communications Systems.

## Service difficulty reports (430, newest 50)

- [SDR DALA2026091805218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2026091805218), Sep 17, 2026: Boeing 717200. CIRCUIT BREAKER. FAULTED. COMM 1 EXTREMELY GIVING INTERFERENCE WHEN IN FLIGHT, RESET C/B REF AMM 23-12. (9488892) (AIRCRAFT GROUNDED). (N978AT)
- [SDR YENA2026091100792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YENA2026091100792), Sep 10, 2026: Airbus A321271NX. COUPLER. FAILED. FLT 32, AMS-BOS. (ETOPS) HF 2 RADIO EMITS CONTINUOUS TONE WHEN MICROPHONE BUTTON PRESSED RENDERING RADIO USELESS. R & R  (N4077J)
- [SDR DALA2026072904388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2026072904388), Jul 28, 2026: Airbus A320211. ELECTRICAL BOX. ODOR. SMOKE - PASSENGER REPORTED VISIBLE SMOKE FROM FLOOR LEVEL AT ROW 4 DURING PUSHBACK. REPLACED BURNED IFE DCSEB AND HARNES (N325US)
- [SDR 2026FA0000544](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2026FA0000544), Jun 26, 2026: Cessna 680A. SWITCH. MISWIRED. MODIFIED AIRCRAFT WITH AN STC FOR GOGO LX5 TO CONNECT THE AIRCRAFT TO A 5G NETWORK FOR IN FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT. ALL WORK (N275BS)
- [SDR DALA2026062303729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2026062303729), Jun 22, 2026: Airbus A321211. CIRCUIT BOARD. DAMAGED. INFLIGHT IFE MONITOR AT SEAT 29C STARTED SMOKING. DISCOVERED C/B FOR IFE SEAT POWER ON PANEL 2000VU POPPED. ELECTRICAL F (N395DZ)
- [SDR DALA2026061903672](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2026061903672), Jun 16, 2026: Boeing 737932ER. ELECTRICAL BOX. ODOR. ELECTICAL/BURNING ODOR AROUND SEATS 4AB 5AB, APPROX. 1 HR INTO FLIGHT. ODOR DECREASED AND SLOWELY DISSIPIATED. R & R SEB (N847DN)
- [SDR DALA2026050602883](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2026050602883), May 5, 2026: Boeing 757232. WIRE HARNESS. DAMAGED. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS NOTED A FAINT ELECTRICAL ODOR AROUND ROW 22. NO SMOKE PRESENT. FOUND HARNESS DAMAGED AT ROW 20 TO 21,  (N6710E)
- [SDR SWAA2026020562945](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2026020562945), Jan 20, 2026: Boeing 7377H4. ELEC CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. FWD SERVICE DOOR HEADER PANEL CONNECTOR D40042J DAMAGED. EXTRACTED WIRES W0342 FROM CONNECTOR D40042J & INSERTED WIRES W (N947WN)
- [SDR DALA2026010900196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2026010900196), Jan 6, 2026: Airbus A320212. PLUG. DISCONNECTED. CAPTAIN'S OXYGEN MASK MICROPHONE INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED MIC PLUG INSIDE O2 BOX. OPS CHECK GOOD. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. (L (N349NW)
- [SDR UIEA2025112401322](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2025112401322), Nov 24, 2025: Boeing 74747UF. COUPLER. FAULTED. LEFT/RIGHT HF WILL NOT TRANSMIT. R & R RT & LT HF COUPLER PER AMM 23-11-03 & AIPC 23-11-03-05A. OPS CHK OK. L (N409MC)
- [SDR CALA2025112511473](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2025112511473), Nov 22, 2025: Boeing 7378. COUPLER. FAULTY. HF1 TUNES GOOD ON THE GROUND. WOULD NOT TUNE AIRBORNE REMOVED AND REPLACED HF TRANSCEIVER. OPS TEST FAILED. HF1 DOES NOT (N17296)
- [SDR DALA2025111308335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2025111308335), Nov 12, 2025: Airbus A330941. WIRE HARNESS. PINCHED. WIRE HARNESS PINCHED INSIDE CLAMP AT WAP NR 2, C31. CAUSED WIRE TO GROUND OUT AND ARC AGAINST CLAMP. REPAIRED WIRE HARNE (N413DX)
- [SDR DALA2025111308312](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2025111308312), Nov 9, 2025: Airbus A320212. ELEC CONNECTOR. CORRODED. CORROSION ON ELECTRICAL CONECTOR W311 OF VIASAT ANTENNA LOC ON UPPER FUSELAGE. REMOVED VIASAT ANTENNA GM40 P/N: 1196634- (N361NW)
- [SDR YENA2025110401086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YENA2025110401086), Nov 2, 2025: Airbus A321271NX. COUPLER. DAMAGED. FLT#20, LHR-JFK. (ETOPS) "HF 1 IS VERY GARBLED WHEN RECEIVING. ATC CAN HEAR US, BUT WE CANNOT HEAR THEM. WE TRIED MULTIP (N4083J)
- [SDR SWAA2025092918742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2025092918742), Sep 27, 2025: Boeing 7378. ELEC JACK. MALFUNCTIONED. ON ROTATION VHF FEEDBACK/ SQUEAL ON BOTH 1 AND 2 RADIOS. B F/D AND AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED AND WOULD NOT RE-ESTABLISH. RE (N8798Q)
- [SDR CALA2025092609310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2025092609310), Sep 24, 2025: Airbus A320232. ELEC JACK. DIRTY. LOUD STATIC OVER HEADSET, CLEANED INTERPHONE JACK WITH APPLICABLE CLEANER, OPS CHECK NORMAL, NO STATIC FROM HEADSETS GOO (N463UA)
- [SDR 3EJA2025100901725](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/3EJA2025100901725), Sep 17, 2025: Cessna 680CE. CONNECTOR. FAILED. DURING CLIMB, HANDED OFF TO CENTER, NO JOY ON COM 1. COM 2 WAS ON MEL. BACK TO PREVIOUS FREQUENCY, ASKED FOR ALTERNATE O (N942JS)
- [SDR HALA20250902269](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA20250902269), Aug 31, 2025: Airbus A330343. COUPLER. DAMAGED. ETOPS - HF 1 INOP. HF 1 WILL NOT TUNE. HF 2 INTERMITTENTLY TUNES. REPLACED #1 HF COUPLER PER M.M. 23-11-36 - REPLACED #2 (N5869K)
- [SDR DALA2025082906392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2025082906392), Aug 28, 2025: Airbus A321213. ELECTRICAL BOX. FAULTED. IFE SYSTEM INOP (PARTIALLY OPERATIVE) AT LOCATIONS:1C / MYCABIN - ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS 1D,2C,2D,3C,3D, 5C,5D - CREW HAS  (N301DV)
- [SDR CALA2025081207647](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2025081207647), Aug 5, 2025: Boeing 7879. ELEC CONNECTOR. FAULTED. BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL AT SEAT 11L AND 12L AREA. BOTH POWER INOP AT 11L AND 12L.CONFIRMED FAULT. CHECKED ALL LRUS/ CON (N27959)
- [SDR GTIA2025072839015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA2025072839015), Jul 24, 2025: Airbus A321231. CIRCUIT BREAKER. TRIPPED. CIRCUIT BREAKERS M6 & M7 OPENED IN FLIGHT. BOTH THE AFT AND FWD CARGO SMOKE ILLUMINATED ON THE AIRCRAFT BUT NO MASTER WA (N660NK)
- [SDR DALA2025072505608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2025072505608), Jul 21, 2025: Boeing 737832. WIRE. DAMAGED. (LOG 7414814) ROW 11 SEATS AB AND C REPORTED TELEVISIONS WENT OUT INFLIGHT AND A PUFF OF SMOKE WAS OBSERVED. FOUND DAMAG (N3731T)
- [SDR JBZA20250710001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JBZA20250710001), Jul 2, 2025: Urocop EC130T2. ELEC CONNECTOR. ARCED. DURING FINAL APPROACH TO BASE AN ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS DETECTED COMING FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE TDFM / SKY TRAC PANELS. DU (N415RX)
- [SDR HALA20250530155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA20250530155), May 29, 2025: Airbus A330243. WIRE. EXPOSED. ETOPS - 4R JUMPSEAT INTERPHONE CORD HAS EXPOSED WIRE. REMOVED AND REPLACED HANDSET AND CRADLE ASSEMLY PER AMM 23-73-44.  (N361HA)
- [SDR CALA2025052004837](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2025052004837), May 17, 2025: Airbus A320232. PCB. FAULTED. PAX CALL LIGHT/AURAL WARNING GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY AT ROW 26A. DISCONNECTED PAX CALL CONNECTOR AT ROW 26 A, B, C. REF (N451UA)
- [SDR NACA20250717006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NACA20250717006), Feb 5, 2025: Boeing 767323. CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. HF RIGHT AUDIO IS WEAK. PER TS PURPOSES A SELF-TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE LT & RT HF XCVR,DURING THE SELF-TEST THE STATUS (N379CX)
- [SDR FDEA202502010164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202502010164), Feb 1, 2025: Doug MD11F. COUPLER. FAILED. HF2 WILL NOT ALLOW FREQUENCY CHANGES NOR TUNE ANYWHERE. FAIL DISPLAYED IN FREQUENCY WINDOW. CFDS HF2 FAULT, CODE 231114  (N572FE)
- [SDR HALA20250121025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA20250121025), Jan 20, 2025: Airbus A330243. WIRE. BROKEN. ETOPS - 1R INTERPHONE CORD BROKEN BOTTOM OF HANDSET. REOMVED AND REPLACED 1R HANDSET TEST OK PER: AMM23-73-44. (N388HA)
- [SDR DALA2025011700422](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2025011700422), Jan 16, 2025: Boeing 757251. SEM UNIT. CONTAMINATED. SHIP 5648 FA'S CALLED WITH ELECTRICAL BURNING HAZE SMELL. COMING FROM 5DC-15ABC-15DEF. QRH 8.4 COMPLIED WITH TO STEP 6+  (N548US)
- [SDR CALA2024112901350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2024112901350), Nov 28, 2024: Boeing 7879. ELECTRICAL BOX. INOPERATIVE. HANDSETS AT SEATS 7F AND 8F WENT INOP PRODUCED ELECTRICAL SMELL ARRIVED AT A/C AND FOUND HANDSETS AND OUTLETS AT 7F/8F I (N17963)
- [SDR I5PA2024110688801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/I5PA2024110688801), Nov 6, 2024: Boeing 757230. COUPLER. FAULTY. RH HF INOP AND PLACED ON MEL. REPLACED RH HF COUPLER PER AMM. OPS CHECK OK. MEL CLEARED. (N888LT)
- [SDR AALA202411046001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202411046001), Nov 4, 2024: Airbus A321231. ELECTRICAL BOX. DEFECTIVE. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ROWS 19-22 DEF SIDE OF CABIN, VIDEO SCREENS FLICKERED ON AND OFF COINCIDING WITH A POSSIBLE ELECT (N102NN)
- [SDR CALA2024101702666](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2024101702666), Oct 14, 2024: Airbus A320232. WIRE. BROKEN. FOR SDR REPORTING: WIRE CUT AT CONNECTOR NUMBER 200RH12-BSDR #1037418. REF STS NR#0069. REPAIRED WIRE 3321-2190 TO CONNE (N490UA)
- [SDR HALA20240924166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA20240924166), Sep 23, 2024: Airbus A330243. CABLE. DAMAGED. ETOPS - 2L INTERPHONE CORD NEEDS REPLACEMENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED 2L INTERPHONE HANDSET TEST OK PER:AMM 23-73-44. (N383HA)
- [SDR I5PA2024082958804](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/I5PA2024082958804), Aug 25, 2024: Boeing 757230. COUPLER. INOPERATIVE. FLT NO: N/A (MX INSP.) ESI - UNABLE TO TRANSMIT ON L HF. R/R LEFT HF COUPLER PER AMM 23-11-01. OPS CHECK NORMAL. (N888LT)
- [SDR NACA2024082400002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NACA2024082400002), Aug 24, 2024: Boeing 7673BG. COUPLER. FAILED. RIGHT HF COULD NOT TRANSMIT. DEFERRAL IAW MEL 23-11-01-02-08 CAT C. REMOVED AND REPLACED RH HF COUPLER PER AMM 23-11-01  (N565NC)
- [SDR I5PA2024080588801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/I5PA2024080588801), Aug 5, 2024: Boeing 757230. COUPLER. UNSERVICEABLE. FLT NO.: MGE300. ESI - UNABLE TO TRANSMIT ON L HF. R/R LEFT HF ANTENNA COUPLER PER AMM 23-11-01. PERFORMED OPS CHECK. CH (N888LT)
- [SDR DALA2024080707862](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2024080707862), Aug 3, 2024: Airbus BD5001A10. CABLE. FAILED. SHIP 8117 - SMK - RETURNED TO GATE DUE TO SMOKE FROM ROW 17 IN-SEAT MONITOR USB. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PLACED IN-SEAT POWER (N117DU)
- [SDR HALA20240801208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA20240801208), Jul 31, 2024: Airbus A330243. WIRE. EXPOSED. ETOPS - 3R JUMPSEAT INTERPHONE CORD WIRE EXPOSED. REMOVED AND REPLACED HANDSET PER AMM 23-73-44. OK FOR SVC. (N392HA)
- [SDR HALA20240624170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA20240624170), Jun 22, 2024: Airbus A330243. CABLE. DETACHED. ETOPS - 2R FA INTERPHONE CORD NEEDS TO BE RE-ATTACHED. REPLACED HANDSET UNIT AT 2R DOOR PER M.M. 23-73-44 - OPS CHK GOOD (N399HA)
- [SDR DALA2024062206333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2024062206333), Jun 21, 2024: Airbus A321271NX. JACK. ODOR. AIRCRAFT 5078, FAS REPORT ACIDIC SMELL FROM SEAT 10F IFE IN FLIGHT WHEN DEVICES WERE PLUGGED IN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPL (N578DN)
- [SDR I5PA2024052288802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/I5PA2024052288802), May 22, 2024: Boeing 757230. COUPLER. FAULTY. FLT: N/A (MX INSP.) ESI - LH HF INOP. R/R LH HF COUPLER PER AMM 23-11-01. OPS CHECK NORMAL. (N888LT)
- [SDR AALA202402299853](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202402299853), Feb 25, 2024: Boeing 737823. CONNECTOR. CRACKED. AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: PANEL 192F FORWARD AT ANTENNA CONNECTOR HAS A CRACKED. APPLIED COMPOSITE AND ALUMINUM MESH (N972AN)
- [SDR CALA2024022600547](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2024022600547), Feb 22, 2024: Boeing 757324. TERMINAL BLOCK. SHORTED. RADIO VHF1/2 INOP UNCONTROLLABLE CREW REPORTED: L VHF/HF COMMUNICATION CONTROL PANEL (TUNING PANEL) KEPT CHANGING TO 120 (N57855)
- [SDR DALA2024022002358](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2024022002358), Feb 16, 2024: Boeing 757251. WIRE HARNESS. FAULTED. SHIP 5640 IFE SYSTEM INOP (PARTIALLY OPERATIVE) MULTIOPLE LOCATIONS: OBSERVES FAINT ELECTRACAL SMELL THAT EVENTUALLY WEN (N540US)
- [SDR CALA2024020500336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2024020500336), Feb 2, 2024: Boeing 7878. COUPLER. FAILED. UNABLE TO TRANSMIT ON HF2 NO CARRIER NO VOICE REF LOG PAGE 6970469 RH HF XCVR REPLACED, CMC TEST PASSED. STILL UNABLE TO (N20904)
- [SDR DALA2024013001402](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2024013001402), Jan 30, 2024: Airbus A321271N. JACK. ODOR. AIRCRAFT 5036, CUSTOMER REPORTED SHE SMELLED SMOKE AND IT WAS HOT COMING FROM INSEAT MONITOR 10F. APPLIED WITH SMOKE AND (N536DN)
- [SDR DALA2024012901276](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2024012901276), Jan 26, 2024: Airbus A319114. CONNECTOR. LOOSE. SHIP 3114 MECH INT CONNECTION LOOSE, COULD NOT HEAR GROUND CREW OVER SHIP INT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: TIGHTENED CORRECTLY TH (N314NB)
- [SDR DALA2023113009851](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2023113009851), Nov 30, 2023: Airbus A321211. UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. SHIP 1002 BURNT PINS FOUND IN SEAT 2AB UNDER SEAT 2B FOR SEAT SEB PLUG P14.CORRECTIVE ACTION: R/R DCSEB AND HARNESS ASSY (N102DN)
- [SDR AALA202311134916](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202311134916), Nov 10, 2023: Airbus A319115. ELECTRICAL BOX. ODOR. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED ON ARRIVAL TO AUS DUE TO SMOKE IN CABIN, NEAR SEATS 21A, 21B, 21C. SMOK (N9019F)

All 430: https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2397/reports.md

## Other codes in chapter 23

- [JASC 2300](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2300): Communications System (1,971 reports)
- [JASC 2310](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2310): HF Communications System (1,684 reports)
- [JASC 2311](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2311): UHF Communications System (69 reports)
- [JASC 2312](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2312): VHF Communications System (1,271 reports)
- [JASC 2320](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2320): Data Transmission Auto Call (106 reports)
- [JASC 2330](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2330): Entertainment System (802 reports)
- [JASC 2340](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2340): Interphone/Passenger Announcement (PA) System (755 reports)
- [JASC 2350](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2350): Audio Integrating System (627 reports)
- [JASC 2360](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2360): Static Discharge System (104 reports)
- [JASC 2370](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2370): Audio/Video Monitoring (219 reports)

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