- Difficulty date
- November 4, 2019
- Submitted
- November 6, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Airbus A320212
- Aircraft serial
- 903
- Aircraft time
- 64,213 hours, 29,457 cycles
- Part
- Fcu
- Part number
- C12850AC02
- Part serial
- C12850004303
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 43,779 hours, 4,747 cycles
- Stage of operation
- DE
- 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
SHIP 3260 - SMOKE - ON APPROACH, ACRID ELECTRICAL ODOR IN FLIGHT DECK, SMOKE FROM FCU (FLIGHT CONTROL UNIT) ABOVE AND BELOW ALTITUDE WINDOW WITH ASSOCIATED ECAM WARNING: AUTO FLT FCU 1 FAULT. SMOKE DISSIPATED BUT BURNED ODOR PERSISTED UNTIL LANDING. CORRECTIVE ACTION - REPLACED FCU, INSPECTED CENTER PANEL LIGHTS AND RHEOSTAT BELOW FCU. CENTER GLARE SHIELD FLOOD LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHTING CONTROLLER 30LF.