Service difficulty report · Server · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
June 18, 2016
Submitted
June 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N272AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
333
Aircraft time
73,487 hours, 10,830 cycles
Part
Server
Part number
RDFA107101
Part serial
F142841
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin
Part time
16,683 hours, 2,401 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 200000 FEET, VIDEO SCREENS IN ECONOMY WERE BLINKING ON AND OFF AND F/A`S DETECTED AN ODOR RESEMBLING DIRTY SOCKS. POWER TO VIDEO SYSTEM WAS SHUTDOWN AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 CONTENT SERVER UNIT AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK IAW AMM 23-32-00.

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