Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
September 10, 2016
Submitted
September 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N138UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0821
Aircraft time
16,495 hours, 10,310 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Melted
Location
Dc Buss
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

EMERGENCY DECLARED. RECEIVED DC NORM BUSS OFF MESSAGE RESULTING IN LOSS OF ACARS, VHF AND SLATS & FLAPS. NO FLAP & NO SLAT APPROACH. THERMAL CONNETOR MELTING. R & R NR 1 T/R IAW MM 24- 32-11-401. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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