Service difficulty report · Pin · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 13, 2015
Submitted
March 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N218FR
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1615
Aircraft time
40,837 hours, 15,420 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Displaced
Location
Zone 200
Component
Elt · Thales
Component part number
S182051302
Stage of operation
IN
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

DISCREPANCY, 108VU PANEL SHORTED, EXT POWER AVAIL LIGHT & ELT LIGHT DIMLY LIT WITH NO EXT POWER SOURCE. WHEN ELT WAS TESTED SMOKE CAME FROM ELT CONTROL PANEL & PANEL 108VU. RE-INSERTED PINS 1B & 3B THAT WERE FOUND DISPLACED FROM LIGHT TEST P PSW 34LP. REPLACED ELT RCP ELT INDICATOR LIGHT & DIODE BLOCK 1191VD. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 25-65-00 & AMM 33-14-00.

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