Service difficulty report · Contactor · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 5, 2012
Submitted
August 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N476UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1508
Aircraft time
35,989 hours, 15,686 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Contactor
Condition
Faulty
Location
Electrical Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SMELLED A SMOKE ODOR BETWEEN OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT ROW AND ROW 9. NO VISIBLE SMOKE, ONLY ODOR. FO ND DISPLAY INOP. CHATTERING BRAKES, LAX WILL SUPPLY EFS FOR ENGINE RUNS, FBO WORKING ITEMS. REF LOG 1 ON CHATTERING RELAY AND GEN 1 NOT COMING ON LINE. REPLACE THE GEN 1 CONTACTOR 11XU1 IAW AMM. REMOVED AND REPLACED GEN 1 CONTACTOR 11XU1. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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