Service difficulty report · Connector · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
March 6, 2011
Submitted
March 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
429
Aircraft time
32,365 hours, 29,104 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
JP2551B
Part serial
387
Condition
Burned
Location
Audio Panel
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

AT CRUISE 14000FT SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND CAPTAIN LEFT SHOULDER FOR ABOUT 1 MIN. COULD SEE AND SMELL THE SMOKE WHICH WAS COMING CLOSE TO THE HEADSET JACK. FOUND BURNED ELECTRICAL CABLES BEHIND CAPTAIN SEAT AT PANEL 80 VU. REPAIRED CABLES TO CONNECTOR 54 VC PINS -E,-H,-A AND H AND TO CONNECTOR 232 VC PIN E AS PER MM 20-27-13 AND 20-27-17. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF ALL AFFECTED SYSTEMS. GPS AS PER ETN E2-34-018, ACARS SYSTEM AS PER 23-24-00 AND OXYGEN SYSTEM AS PER 35-12-00 AND 35-23-00. FOUND IT SATISFACTORY.

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