Service difficulty report · Contactor · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
March 9, 2009
Submitted
March 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
53
Aircraft time
62,683 hours, 28,296 cycles
Part
Contactor
Part number
338CA01Y1
Condition
Faulty
Location
Electrical Sys
Stage of operation
DE
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

FLT 245 PHX-YYC - EMERGENCY LANDING - CREW REPORTED LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS - COULD HEAR ATC FINE BUT LOST ABILITY TO TRANSMIT. CREW ALSO REPORTED HEARING CLICKING NOISES BEHIND FIRST OFFICER'S CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, GENERATOR NR 1 DROPPED OFFLINE. APU GENERATOR WAS SELECTED ONLINE AND COMMUNICATIONS WERE RE-ESTABLISHED. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE CABIN BUT NO SMOKE WAS PRESENT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO ELECTRICAL ANOMALY AND UNCERTAINTY WHETHER MORE PROBLEMS COULD OCCUR DURING A PRECISION APPROACH IN LOW WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO GATE UNASSISTED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTACTORS 9XU1 AND 11XU1 IAW AIRBUS MAINTENANCE MANUAL 24-22-55. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

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