Service difficulty report · Button · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
February 5, 2017
Submitted
February 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820NW
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0859
Aircraft time
43,664 hours, 5,678 cycles
Part
Button
Condition
Shorted
Location
Psu
Stage of operation
CR
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

ENROUTE, FA CREW REPORTS A BRIEF PUFF OF SMOKE FOLLOWED BY AN ELECTRICAL ODOR FROM THE MID RT LAVATORY FA CALL SWITCH. SMOKE AND ODOR OCCURRED WHEN THE CALL SWITCH WAS RESET. ODOR AND SMOKE DISSIPATED QUICKLY. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS IN THE FLIGHT DECK. UNEVENTFUL APPROACH, LANDING, AND TAXI TO THE GATE. NO EMERGENCY OR OTHER ABNORMAL PROCEDURES PERFORMED. MAINTENANCE CHECKED ASSOCIATED WIRING AND COMPONENTS. ERA ISSUED TO CAP/STOW CONNECTOR TO SUSPECT SWITCH. REPLACED THE PASSENGER SERVICE UNIT CALL BUTTON AND LIGHT HOUSING PER ER/A 555192-14.

More about the Airbus A330-323