Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Airbus A321271NX

Difficulty date
May 21, 2024
Submitted
May 22, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N504DZ
Make and model
Airbus A321271NX
Aircraft serial
10884
Aircraft time
7,755 hours, 1,838 cycles
Part
Receptacle
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Arced
Location
Grnd Power
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT 5004, UPON ARRIVAL INTO SEA, THE A/C EXPERIENCED HEAT DAMAGE DUE TO ELECTRICAL ARCING NEAR THE POWER RECEPTACLE DOOR. DAMAGE CONSISTS OF AN AREA APPROXIMATELY 12 IN DIAMETER IN THE NOSE FORWARD FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL (P/N D53137195202) CENTERED NEAR THE FORWARD RIGHT CORNER OF THE POWER RECEPTACLE DOOR. THE DAMAGE IS BETWEEN FR 6 (P/N D53137214000) AND FR 7 (P/N D53137215000). THE DOOR TO THE POWER RECEPTACLE HAS BURN DAMAGE AND IS MISSING MATERIAL REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. THE 108VU PANEL WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO ATL FOR REPAIR (REFERENCE ER/A 617975-14). FRAME 7 HAS HEAT DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM FLANGE AND LOWER WEB MEASURING 8.25 IN LENGTH AND 1 IN HEIGHT. THIS ER/A ADDRESS FR 7 DAMAGE ONLY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERFORMED A TRIMOUT OF FRAME 7 AT THE DAMAGE LOCATION. FABRICATED OR ACQUIRE A NEW SECTION OF FRAME 7 TO FIT INTO THE CUTOUT SECTION BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE A321CEO SRM 53-11-12-300-001. FABRICATED REPAIR SPLICES PER A321CEO SRM 53-11-12-300-001. (LP 0353514)

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