Service difficulty report · Power Port · Airbus A321271NX

Difficulty date
May 9, 2024
Submitted
May 10, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N504DZ
Make and model
Airbus A321271NX
Aircraft serial
10884
Aircraft time
7,755 hours, 1,838 cycles
Part
Power Port
Condition
Fire
Location
External Power
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT 5004, AFTER ARRIVAL AT GATE WITH JETWAY ATTACHED. EXTERNAL CORD HOOKED UP TO PANEL, AND A FIRE STARTED AT CORD/PANEL AREA. DEPLANING WAS IN PROCESS; THE CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE TO THE POINT THAT EVACUATION VIA THE OVERWING SLIDES AND THE L2 AND R2 DOOR WERE NECESSARY. FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED FIRE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: NTSB IS INVESTIGATING, CURRENTLY NO AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WERE FOUND AT FAULT. FAULT FOUND WITH THE GROUND POWER CABLE. (LP 0333541)

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