Service difficulty report · Compass · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
January 14, 2015
Submitted
January 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N388HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1310
Aircraft time
14,082 hours, 2,130 cycles
Part
Compass
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB, ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER APPARENT. SOON AFTER SMOKE EMINATED FROM STANDBY COMPASS HOUSING. SWITCHED OFF STBY COMPASS LIGHT WHICH WAS SELECTED ON. CB E75 TRIPPED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. SMOKE DISSIPATED AFTER STBY COMPASS LIGHT WAS SWITCHED OFF. DECLARED EMERGENCY & RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. DUMPED FUEL & LANDED UNDER MGLW AT 3999,500. ATB REPLACED STANDBY COMPASS IAW AMM 34-22-23. REPLACED STANDBY COMPASS INTEGRAL LIGHTING CONNECTOR IAW WDM 33-12-03. LIGHTING OPS CK OK 23-13-00.

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