Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
June 18, 2023
Submitted
June 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1576
Aircraft time
64,788 hours, 30,223 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Misrouted
Location
Zone 900 - Lav/G
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO CLT. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED ACRID MUSTY SMELL FROM AFT LEFT LAVATORY. NO ODOR IN FLIGHT DECK. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT CLT AND AFTER LANDING FIRE CREW DETERMINED IT TO POSSIBLY BE LAVATORY WATER PUMP. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED THE SMOKE / ODOR / FUME TROUBLESHOOTING TASK CARD AND NO ARCING WAS FOUND AT ANY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, ISOLATION ENGINE RUNS FOUND TO BE GOOD WITH NO ODORS NOTED. MAINTENANCE FOUND WIRE ON BACK OF COFFEE MAKER TOUCHING HEATER AND RE-ROUTED WIRES AS REQUIRED.

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