Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
December 22, 2004
Submitted
December 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
201
Aircraft time
31,652 hours, 28,226 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Light
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING FLT, HEARD CRACKING & ARCING SOUND COMING FROM REAR OF COCKPIT (CB PANEL), FOLLOWED BY ACRID ELECTRICAL ODOR. DONNED O2 & DIVERTED INTO MCO. NO APPARENT EQUIP PROBLEMS DURING APPROACH & LANDING. LANDED 18R MCO UNEVENTFULLY. FOUND LANDING GEAR AND AIR COND COMPARTMENT DOME LIGHT C/B POPPED AND WOULD NOT RESET. CYCLED A/C COMPARTMENT DOME SWITCH TO OFF AND THEN C/B RESET. PULLED AND COLLARED C/B. MEL 33-45-01. ALL WHEEL WELL DOME LIGHT(S) INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED CIRCUIT BREAKER 4LM, AND SWITCH 33LS PER AWM 33-37-01 AND AWM 33-35-01 RESPECTIVLEY. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF A/C BAY AND LANDING GEAR BAY LIGHTING PER AMM 33-32-00-5.

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