Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 17, 2026
Submitted
September 21, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
678
Aircraft time
83,892 hours, 35,489 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
6,863 hours, 3,480 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
066500080409
Part serial
10065
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
Part time
20,193 hours, 10,045 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR AFTER LANDINGPICTURE UPDATE. BRIEFED FLIGHT CREW. CREW STATED A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT IN FLIGHT DECK, AND WAS NOTIEABLE UPON ENTERING THE COCKPIT. CAPT ALSO REPORTED HEARING A CRACKLING/POPPING NOISE NEAR THE LT INSTRUMENT PANEL. VISUALLY INSPECTED ELECTRICAL CONTACTORS INSIDE PANELS BEHIND FO SEAT. NO BURNING, ARCING, OR PHYSICAL DAMAGE FOUND. VISUALLY INSPECTED CAPT INSTRUMENT PANEL 301VU, NO DEFECTS FOUND. SINCE THE WXR TRANSCEIVER IS DIRECTLY UNDER CAPT SEAT IN FWD E&E BAY AND FAULT MESSAGE RELATED TO WXR TRANSCEIVER IN PFR. PRECAUTIONARY REPLACED WXR TRANSCEIVER FOR POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL. DAMAGE THAT COULD CAUSE THE ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR REF AMM 34-41-33-400-003-A, WXR RADAR BITE TEST GOOD IAW AMM 34-41-00-740-002-A. SUGGEST RUNNING ENGINES TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM IN ORDER TO TROUBLESHOOT. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUNS BOTH CONFIGURED WITH PACKS RUNNING OFF ENGINE BLEEDS, NO ABNORMAL ODORS NOTED, ALL ENGINE INDICATION NORMAL. NO ABNORMAL CRACKLING FROM RADIOS OR COCKPIT NOTICED.

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