Service difficulty report · Generator · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
July 29, 2012
Submitted
August 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N637AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
99
Aircraft time
70,950 hours, 31,586 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
14330350
Part serial
06014439
Condition
Faulty
Location
Waste System
Part time
19,110 hours, 8,600 cycles
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

AFTER PUSHBACK AND STARTING NR 1 ENGINE, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A BURNING SMELL, (ELECTRICAL OR RUBBER). SHORTLY THEREAFTER, PILOT AND FIRST OFFICER COULD ALSO SMELL IT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE VACUUM GENERATOR IAW AIRBUS MAINTENANCE MANUAL 38-31-64.

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