Service difficulty report · Contactor · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 1, 2018
Submitted
December 4, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6230
Aircraft time
15,518 hours, 5,980 cycles
Part
Contactor
Condition
Failed
Location
Electrical
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN, POWER WAS ON APU FOR 1 MINUTE. WHEN EXTERNAL POWER WAS CONNECTED ALL POWER WAS LOST. SLIGHT ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT, POWER COULD NOT BE RESTORED WITH POWER RESTART. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED CABIN ODOR TROUBLESHOOTING IAW JC 26L00021001, THE SOURCE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAILED CONTACTOR. REPLACED THE CONTACTOR IAW AMM 24-51-55, AND PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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