Service difficulty report · Life Vest · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 6, 2021
Submitted
July 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1075
Aircraft time
70,715 hours, 27,889 cycles
System (JASC)
2561 · Life Jacket
Part
Life Vest
Condition
Unwanted Deploy
Location
First Officer'S
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: UPON RETURN TO GATE, FIRST OFFICERS PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE IMPLODED WITH A LOUD "BANG" AND SMOKE FILLED COCKPIT. ACCOMPLISHED ODOR FUMES INITIAL TROUBLE SHOOTING CARD 26L00021001. FOUND FIRST OFFICERS PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE TO BE THE ODOR FUMES SOURCE , DID NOT FIND ANY OTHER FUMES SOURCE AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE

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