Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
August 1, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N277AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0380
Part
Control Unit
Part number
RAI2810M0505
Condition
Faulty
Location
Smoke Detection
Part time
37,409 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHL - FLT 704 - EN ROUTE CLT TO FRA. ATTEMPTED REBOOT OF IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM IN FLIGHT AND GOT AN AUTO-SHUTDOWN DUE TO BULK AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT (INDICATION). THIS CAUSED OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND CALL BELLS TO FAIL. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PERFORMED A RESET ON SDCU ONE AND SDCU TWO. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTION CONTROL UNIT (SDCU).

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