Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 7, 2021
Submitted
December 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N992AU
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7157
Aircraft time
15,509 hours, 5,900 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
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 NOT GROUNDED: SEAT 12C AND 13C EMERGENCY LIGHT ESCAPE PATH INOPERATIVE REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT 12C AND 13C LIGHT ESCAPE PATH NO HELP. NEED FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REQUIRES. TROUBLESHOOTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT 12C AND 13C. FOUND DAMAGED CONNECTOR AT THE JUNCTION OF ROWS 12 AND 13 UNDERNEATH THE WALL PANEL. CONNECTOR REPAIRED AND RECONNECTED PER TSM 33-51-00.

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