Service difficulty report · Electrical Box · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 30, 2009
Submitted
April 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270AV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
2325
Aircraft time
14,142 hours, 5,484 cycles
Part
Electrical Box
Part number
RDAX443110
Part serial
C125307
Condition
Burned
Location
Zone 200
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, CABIN CREW SMELLED ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER AROUND ROW 22. THE ENTERTAINMENT SYS WAS SUSPECT AND TURNED OFF, ODOR DISSIPATED (NO VISIBLE SMOKE). ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND "SEAT ELECTRONIC BOX" (SEB) PN RDAX4431-10, AT ROW 23 A, B, C AT FAULT. SUSPECT SHORT CIRCUIT OF CABLE PN RDAM7934-18, WHICH CAUSED SEB TO SHORT CIRCUIT. DISCONNECTED AND REMOVED CABLE PN RDAM7934-18 WHICH DEACTIVATED ROWS 23-19(REF NEF 00000576), PARTS ON ORDER. TEAR DOWN REPORT OF SEB. SEB UNIT FAILED - POWER INTERRUPTION. REPLACED INOP (C34) ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR,AL, P/N R3EA0HFS473Z. CLEANED, TESTED & FUNCTIONAL TESTED OK PER CMM 23-34-72, REV 13, DEC 20, 2008. SEB RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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