Service difficulty report · Switch · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
April 19, 2012
Submitted
May 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
2674
Part
Switch
Part number
E0062B0S4BA0A
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ACFT WAS ON A TURN, AFTER FLIGHT. DURING THE PREFLIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS STAYED ILLUMINATED WITH THE SWITCH IN THE "ARMED" POSITION. MX WAS CALLED OUT AFTER SEVERAL RESET ATTEMPTS THROUGH MX CONTROL WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. MX FOUND THE TOGGLE SWITCH, FIN 4LR, PN E0062B0S4BA0A, AS THE DEFECTIVE PART. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED IAW ESPM 20-45-21 AND THE SYS OPERATED NORMALLY IN ALL SWITCH POSITIONS. THE ACFT INCURRED AN 18 MINUTE DELAY ON OUTBOUND FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR`S RECORDS, ALL AD, SB STC AND PMA ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE.

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