Service difficulty report · Indicator · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
December 22, 2005
Submitted
December 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
359
Aircraft time
33,161 hours, 19,292 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
359301001
Part serial
247
Condition
Smoke
Location
Rudder Trim
Part time
3,618 hours, 2,290 cycles
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

N CRUISE BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT, DIVERTED AND LANDED. STRONGEST SMELL FROM THROTTLE QUADRANT AREA, FIRE CREW TEMP DETECTOR SHOWED HIGHEST HEAT IN THAT LOCATION. NEVER ANY VISIBLE SPARKS OR FLAMES, SOME SMOKE. INSPECTED THROTTLE QUADRANT AREA AND FOUND THE RUDDER TRIM INDICATOR BURNED UP. NO OTHER DAMAGE FOUND IN THE AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RUDDER TRIM INDICATOR. OP CHECK NORMAL PER MM 27-22-22-4G 27-12-00, 27-27-00. PREMATURE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION OFF MFG 35-930-1001.

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