Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
March 23, 2018
Submitted
March 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N388HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
130
Aircraft time
27,099 hours, 4,144 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROXRIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO FLT, OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN COCKPIT AND MAIN CABIN FLICKERING. SHORTLY AFTER, ECAM MESSAGE AUTO FLT FM 2 FAULT. ECAM ACTION TO SWITCH BOTH ON 1, AFTER COMPLYING, RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. DURING DECENT, AT APPROXIMATELY FL 150, LIGHTS BEGAN FLICKERING AGAIN, WITH LOUD POWER TRANSFER POPPING SOUND IN COCKPIT. FIRST OFFICER NOTED IMMEDIATELY AIRSPEED TAPE INDICATED RED, BLACK, OVERSPEED COVERING ENTIRE FIRST OFFICER SPEED TAPE. TSM 22-70-00-810-827-A C/OUT. FMG EC 1 AND 2 RESET AND SYSTEM TEST CARRIED OUT. TEST PASSED. NO ACTIVE FAULT. CONTRACTORS IN E/E COMPARTMENT INSPECTED. NO BURNING ODOR OR VISUAL DEFECT FOUND. ENGINE GROUND RUN CARRIED OUT. POWER TRANSFER FROM GEN 1 TO GEN 2. NO ABNORMAL POWER TRANSFER NOTED. MOC ADVISED ACFT CONSIDERED SAFE FOR SERVICE.

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