Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 19, 2010
Submitted
December 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N470UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1427
Aircraft time
32,243 hours, 13,994 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Wire
Condition
Crushed
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFT CABIN F/A REPORT SMOKE ODOR AND FLASHING EMERGENCY LIGHTS, CEILING AND FLOOR LEVEL. ACFT RETURNED TO GATE. F/A AT 2R GALLEY REPORTED BURNING, ACRID ODOR WITH NO SIGNS OF SMOKE. DISSIPATED IN 30 SECONDS. AS REPORTED BY FLT CREW, FLT 70-18 DEC10. FOUND SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHT WIRES CRUSHED UNDER SEAT 25ABC. REPAIRED WIRES. PRECAUTIONARILY REPLACED EPSU 13WL AND BATTERY, OP CHECKS OK.

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