Service difficulty report · Electrical Box · Airbus A330300

Difficulty date
April 7, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A330300
Aircraft time
40,365 hours
Engine
Rroyce RB211*
Part
Electrical Box
Condition
Damaged
Location
Seat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING THE COURSE OF AN RADIO MODIFICATION, SPECIFIC SNAGS APPEARED DURING THE POST-INSTALLATION AND TESTING PHASE OF THE CHECK WITH THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCY NOTED: "DURING THE CONTOUR SEAT POWER UPS, MCU NR 1, J2 PORT SHORTED OUT MAKING MCU UNSERVICABLE" MCU NR 1 J2 PORT WAS SHORTED OUT MAKING THE MCU U/S. DURING THE POWER UP OF THE SEATS 1-9 IN SEQUENCE, ARRIVING AT SEAT 5F THE SIB (SEAT INTERFACE BOX) STARTED TO ARC AND TRIPPED OFF MCU NR 1 AND DAMAGED THAT LRU. CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A FAULTY SEB FROM CONTOUR UNIT REPLACED. FAULTY UNIT SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.

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