Service difficulty report · Elec Connector · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
December 13, 2025
Submitted
December 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N378NW
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
2092
Aircraft time
62,430 hours, 31,340 cycles
Part
Elec Connector
Condition
Shorted
Location
Oxygen Box
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

PERFORMING OPS CHECK OF MANUAL MASK RELEASE FOUND MULTIPLE MASKS FAIL DROP. WHEN INITIATING DROP TEST OF MASKS FOUND BREAKER HA06 ON THE OVERHEAD C/B PANEL POPPED WHEN PUSHING THE MAN MASK BUTTON. SUSPECT WIRES SHORTING. CHECKED WIRES END TO END, AND END TO GROUND FROM PIN 2 OF C/B HA06 TO C1 OF RELAY 10 WB. WIRE CHECKED GOOD. FOUND SHORT TO GROUND WHEN CHECKING PIN C2 ON RECEPTACLE OF RELAY 10WB. DISCONNECTED CONNECTOR 2405VC & STILL HAD SHORT TO GROUND COMING FROM PIN C2 ON RELAY RECEPTACLE 10WB. RECONNECTED CONNECTOR 2405VC & DISCONNECTED CONNECTOR 1184VC. SHORT TO GROUND GONE FROM C2. COULD NOT FIND A SHORT TO GROUND ON PIN 3 OF CONNECTOR 1184VCA. SUSPECT CONNECTOR OR RECEPTACLE. IAW AWM 35-23-1. REF AWM 35-23-01 THRU 35-23-07. FOUND DEAD SHORT AT O2 BOX SOLENOID 33WR IN AFT CABIN. SEAT ROWS 11L & 11R+32L WILL NOT RELATCH. RELATCHED 11L, 11R, & 32L, REPLACED O2 BOX AT AFT GALLEY IAW AMM 25-25-43. OPS CHKD GOOD. ALL MASK PANELS OPEN & NO BREAKERS POPPED ON DROP TEST. (LP: 1350472)

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