Service difficulty report · Printer · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 2, 2008
Submitted
July 25, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1419
Aircraft time
27,113 hours, 10,439 cycles
Part
Printer
Part number
80555154501
Part serial
5329
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Part time
25,105 hours, 9,690 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 189 FLL - PHX - DIVERSION - CREW REPORTED SMOKE FROM THE ACARS PRINTER AND WIRE UNDER PRINTER APPEARED BURNED. THE CREW PULLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND PLANNED TO CONTINUE ON TO PHX, HOWEVER THE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT WOULD NOT DISSIPATE. AS A PRECAUTION, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT DIVERTED TO MSY. THE PRINTER WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO PHX WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PRINTER. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPORTED SLIGHT DISCOLORATION UNDER PRINTER PAPER REFILL COVER BUT NO INDICATION OF FIRE. (S)

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