Service difficulty report · Light · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
March 26, 2003
Submitted
March 31, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N265AV
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
427
Aircraft time
33,944 hours, 13,435 cycles
Part
Light
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE ON FLT 313 CUN-BWI, THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IN THE CENTER OF AIRCRAFT FLASH SPORADICALLY. ON GROUND IN BWI, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS PER AMM TASK 33-51-00-710-001, OPS CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. SDR UPDATED 12 JUNE 2003. AIR CARRIER HAS SUBMITTED TWO PREVIOUS SDR'S U30A200300007 & U30A200300009 ON SAME SYSTEM WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. A SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AIRBUS S/B A320-33-1018 IDENTIFIES THESE PROBLEMS AND THIS S/B WAS NOT EMBODIED AT THE TIME. CARRIER GENERATED AN EO WHICH MODIFIES EPSU FROM P/N 3214-52 TO 3214-54. MODS TO FOUR EPSU'S COMPLETED ON 6/5/03. EMER EXIT LIGHT SYS HAS NOT FAULTED SINCE 3/31/03. THIS SDR U30A200300011 IS CLOSED.

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