Service difficulty report · Power Cable · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 31, 2007
Submitted
August 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2231
Aircraft time
13,617 hours, 4,584 cycles
Part
Power Cable
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Part time
28 hours, 7 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

FLT 728, APPROX 8 AM, BQN TO JFK - ELECTRICAL/SMOKE ODOR AT ROW 24/25. SMELL CEASED WHEN TV'S WERE SHUT OFF. PERFORMED TSM 23-39-00-810-801 PROCEDURE. FOUND VDU CABLE ON SEB AT 23DEF WHICH POWERS THE VDU'S ON ROW 24DEF TO BE AT FAULT. CONNECTOR CONTAINS LIQUID RESIDUE AND REQUIRES MAINTENANCE. REMOVED AND REPLACED VDU CABLE AT 23DEF AND SEB AT 23E AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. PERFORMED ELECTRICAL ODOR SYSTEM INTEGRITY CHECK IAW 23-39-00 PG 5043-5045. SYSTEM OPS OK IAW 23-39-00.

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