Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
December 26, 2008
Submitted
December 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
52
Aircraft time
62,376 hours, 27,922 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
ABS0375A
Condition
Damaged
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT 231 PHX-DTW - ELECTRICAL ODOR - FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED ELECTRICAL ODOR BETWEEN ROWS 3 AND 4 LT. READING LIGHTS AT ROW 3 WOULD NOT TURN OFF. HOWEVER WHEN ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN AND ELECTRICAL POWER REMOVED, LIGHTS WENT OUT. MX R&R THE POWER SUPPLY AND CONNECTOR DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT DAMAGE. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.

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