Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
June 22, 2012
Submitted
July 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N732FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
713
Aircraft time
36,742 hours, 18,769 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
358901001
Part serial
890000821
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI OUT, DETECTED AN ACID ODOR (CHEMICAL). RETURNED TO RAMP AND SMOKE DETECTED COMING FROM CENTER CONSOLE BETWEEN RADAR AND ECAM PANEL. FIRE DEPT DETECTED A VERY SMALL HOT SPOT ON RADOME. DISPLACED ECAM CONTROL PANEL AND BOTH IDC'S, INSPECTED WIRE HARNESSES IN CTR CONSOLE AND BELOW WITH NO FINDINGS. POWERED ACFT UP AND RECIEVED INSTANT SMOKE FROM ECAM CTRL PANEL SGU SWITCHES, FOUND STRONG ODOR FROM CTRL PANEL WHILE IDC'S SMELLED CLEAN. SECURED IDC'S. R & R ECAM CONTROL PANEL AND OPS OK IAW AMM 31-57-11-04, ALLOWED 30 MINUTES OF OPERATION WITH NO SMOKE OR ODOR BEFORE REMOVING POWER. SUSPECT HOT SPOT DETECTED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT TO BE WX RADAR ANTENNA.

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