Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A318111

Difficulty date
June 6, 2004
Submitted
June 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803FR
Make and model
Airbus A318111
Aircraft serial
2017
Aircraft time
2,518 hours, 1,348 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
C12850AC02
Part serial
12850004283
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,518 hours, 1,348 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE CREW REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM FLIGHT CONTROL UNIT. NO ECAMS NOTED, SMOKE/AVNCS SMOKE. QRH PROCEDURE APPLIED, EMERGENCY DECLARED. DIVERTED TO OKC & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF FWD E&E BAY, MID & AFT E&E BAY, MID LT E&E BAY AND NO DAMAGE FOUND. FOUND FCU HAD SMELL OF BURNED WIRE INSULATION. REMOVED FCU, INSPECTED WIRING FWD TO LT & RT BEHIND LCD'S AND GLARESHIELD, NO DAMAGE FOUND. INSTALLED NEW FLIGHT CONTROL UNIT. PERFORMED LIGHT OPS TEST, TESTED GOOD. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF FLIGHT CONTROL UNIT AND TESTED GOOD. PERFORMED AFS TEST, TEST PASS. PERFORMED OPS LAND, TEST PASS. CLEANED AND STOWED CREW O2 MASKS.

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