Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 7, 2010
Submitted
March 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1620
Aircraft time
27,001 hours, 12,076 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Emergency Light
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EPSU INT LOAD AFT LT FAULT ON CIDS TEST. TROUBLESHOOTING NARROWED FAULT DOWN TO FAILED EMERGENCY LIGHT CONNECTOR WHICH WAS GROUNDING OUT INSIDE SEB HOLDING COMPARTMENT UNDER ROW 27ABC. NEED NEW WIRE HARNESS, PROTECTED EXPOSED END & STOWED INSIDE NOTED COMPART BOX, OPS CKD SYS. ALL EMERGENCY LITES OP NORM, EXCEPT ROW 27ABC. PREV NOTED FAULT TOOK OUT AFT BATTERY CHARGER 110WL3, INSTLD SVCBL. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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