Service difficulty report · Electrical Box · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 31, 2010
Submitted
June 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N497UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1847
Aircraft time
25,566 hours, 11,535 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Electrical Box
Condition
Odor
Location
Seat
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

ELECTRICAL ODOR IN CABIN. FLIGHT DIVERTED. ELEC SMELL DISSIPATED CREW TURNED OFF SIDEWALL, CEILING AND READING LIGHTS. FEW PASSENGERS ALSO REPORTED SEAT AUDIO STARTED CRACKING AND POPPING, SO CREW ALSO TURNED OFF PES. ALL THIS WAS IN VICINITY OF ROWS 21-23. ACP CK OF ACFT BLEEDS, ELECTRICAL SYS, PNEUMATIC, HYD AND GALLEY. ALL CKS GOOD. FOUND PCU BOX AT SEATS ROW 18-19 DEF INOP. ACP DF PROCEDURE. REPLACED SEB BOTH ROWS, OP CK OK.

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