Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 23, 2006
Submitted
March 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N674AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2359
Aircraft time
4,598 hours, 1,739 cycles
Part
Receptacle
Part number
ABS133601
Condition
Shorted
Location
External
Stage of operation
IN
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

DURING SCHEDULED OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, APU RUNNING & GROUND POWER HOOKED UP, CLEANING CREW & MX SMELLED SMOKE THEN COCKPIT BEGAN TO FILL WITH BLACK SMOKE. ACFT EVACUATED & GROUND POWER DISCONNECTED. EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE DETERMINED TO BE CULPRIT, BURNED PIN ON EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE WITH WIRE COVER BURNED 6 INCHES BACK FROM PIN FOUND. ACFT INSPECTED FOR A MAINTENANCE FERRY BACK TO PHX FOR FURTHER REPAIR. EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE REPLACED AND SEVERAL WIRES REPLACED IAW AIRBUS 320 AMM 20-48-11, WDM DRAWING 24-41-01 AND EPSM 20-43-11, 20-42-11, AND 20-48-11. OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW AIRBUS 329 AMM 24-41-52. GPU & PLUG WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS, PLUG REPLACED DUE TO WEAR AND BARE METAL EXPOSED.

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