Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 9, 2009
Submitted
March 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N266AV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1152
Aircraft time
24,746 hours, 12,924 cycles
Part
Power Supply
Part number
A7062097A
Part serial
101582
Condition
Odor
Location
Video Unit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, THE CABIN CREW NOTICED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNED ODOR, (NO VISIBLE SMOKE). THE VIDEO TAPE REPRODUCER (VTR) SYSTEM WAS SUSPECT, SO THE SYS WAS POWERED DOWN AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS PULLED. THE ODOR DISSIPATED. LANDING WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. MX CONFIRMED CAUSE OF ODOR TO BE FROM THE NR 1 VTR, (12MH) AND RELEASED IAW DMI NR NEF00000586, WITH VTR NR 1 DEACTIVATED. ACFT RTS. ON 3/10/09 MX REPLACED THE NR 1 VTR (12MH) IAW AMM 23-36-52PB401. OPS CK'S OK. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE UNIT WOULD NOT POWER UP, DUE TO THE POWER SUPPLY BOARD BURNED & UNREPAIRABLE. THE POWER SUPPLY BOARD WAS REPLACED, THE UNIT TESTED & RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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