Service difficulty report · Generator · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
January 28, 2022
Submitted
January 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980UY
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
5795
Aircraft time
26,545 hours, 10,265 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
14330375
Part serial
9732
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
9,686 hours, 3,830 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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 GROUNDED: DURING TAXI AND DE-ICE, FLIGHT ATTENDANT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND STRONG BURNING ORDER FROM AFT LAVATORY AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. NO LAVATORY WILL FLUSH. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE VACUUM GENERATOR PER THE AMM 38-31-64.