What was found
REPORTED ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR AND ASSOCIATED ECAM AVIONICS SMOKE MESSAGES AT POWER TRANSFER FROM APU TO NR 1 ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE ODOR DISIPATED. TECHS REPLACED AC ESS BUSS SWITCHING CONTACTOR 3XC AND GAPCU 24XG.
- Difficulty date
- August 4, 2015
- Submitted
- August 21, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N642VA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 3670
- Aircraft time
- 22,909 hours, 8,398 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2450 · AC Power Distribution System
- Part
- Contactor
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Ac Buss
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.