SDR YENA200323

Service difficulty report · Smoke · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 7, 2003
Submitted
September 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2042
Aircraft time
751 hours, 253 cycles
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT FL 350 SMOKE WAS NOTICED IN FLT DECK FROM CENTER CONSOLE, EMERGENCY PROCEDURE PERFORMED, SMOKE WAS EVACUATED. NO OTHER SMOKE WAS NOTED. RETURNED TO JFK. EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING FAILED TO PINPOINT THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE. ALL TESTS AND GROUND POWER RUN WAS NORMAL. TEST FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AND NO DISCREPANY WAS NOTED. MULTIPLE COMPONETS (2 RMPS, 3 ACPS, 1 LAPTOP STATIC INVERTER, COCKPIT SEB FOR CSS)WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR FLIGHT WITH FAA AND MAINTENACE PERSONNEL ON BOARD FOR FURTHER OBSERVANCE. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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