What was found
AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS #3 RADIO BECAME VERY HOT-TURNED IT OFF (NO SMELL-TOO HOT TO TOUCH) TURNED INTEGRAL LIGHTING-OFF. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED #3 RADIO IAW AMM 23-12-00. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- August 11, 2019
- Submitted
- August 14, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N270AY
- Make and model
- Airbus A330323
- Aircraft serial
- 315
- Aircraft time
- 86,202 hours, 12,724 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2312 · VHF Communications System
- Part
- Radio
- Part number
- 8990850004
- Part serial
- 6461
- Condition
- Overheated
- Location
- Nr 3
- Part time
- 51,573 hours, 24,752 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- M
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.