Service difficulty report · Display · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
August 24, 2025
Submitted
August 26, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N849UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1649
Aircraft time
68,821 hours, 30,907 cycles
Part
Display
Part number
3907130402
Part serial
5503
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 200
Part time
15,861 hours, 7,569 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

PFD FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF STRONG BURNING ODOR FROM CAPT PFD UPON ARRIVAL & AFTER TAKEOFF CAPTS PFD WENT OUT THEN STARTED FLICKERING & A BURNING SMELL OCCURED. NO OTHER ECAM MSGS OR OTHER FAULTS NOTICED. CAPT TURNED OFF DISPLAY & SMELL CEASED, NO OTHER ISSUES EXPIERENCED. MX TURNED DISPLAY BACK ON & AFTER ABOUT 2 MIN OR SO DU FLICKERED & WENT OUT & BURNING ODOR OCCURED. TURNED DISPLAY OFF. REMOVED DU & FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ARCING OR BURNING AT EITHER UNIT OR ACFT SIDE CONNECTORS, GOOD AIRFLOW FROM AVIONICS COOLING VENT PRESENT, NO BURN MARKS ON DISPLAY RACK. INSPECTED IN AVIONICS BAYS & CARGO BAYS, NO EVIDENCE OF BURNING OR ODORS NOTED. REPLACED CAPTS PFD (2WT1) IAW AMM 31-63-22. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. WATCHED DISPLAY FOR APPROX 30 MIN & NEW DU DID NOT FAIL OR CAUSE ODORS DURING TIME SPAN. NO OTHER DEFECTS OR FAULTS.

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