Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A318111

Difficulty date
May 1, 2012
Submitted
May 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597EL
Make and model
Airbus A318111
Aircraft serial
2544
Aircraft time
2,000,371 hours, 11,955 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
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

ON GROUND WITHOUT PASSENGERS ON BOARD, AFTER OPENING PAX DOOR 1L AND COMING INTO THE AIRCRAFT A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMOKE. DOOR WAS LEFT ON FORWARD GALLEY CLOSE C/B PANEL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH 05-21-20 AND 05-22-10 THE FORWARD CABIN UTILITY AREA OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT COCKPIT OVEHEAD PANEL C/B 25VU AND 35VU COCKPIT C/B AREA PANEL 122 VU AND 121 VU AREA IFE CONTROL PANEL AVIONIC COMPARTMENT LATERAL AVIONIC COMPARTMENT AND REAR AVIONIC COMPARTMENT WERE INSPECTED AND DID NOT FIND DISCREPANCY.

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