Service difficulty report · Electrical Box · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 8, 2008
Submitted
October 9, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2755
Aircraft time
8,049 hours, 2,778 cycles
Part
Electrical Box
Part number
LSEBUTK1400101
Part serial
01594
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Part time
7,999 hours, 2,747 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

DURING CRUISE, PAX AND NR 3 FA HEARD 2 LOUD POPS FROM ROW 20DEF. A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS DETECTED AFTER THE POPS. POWER WAS SHUT OFF TO ALL LTV'S AND SMELL SUBSIDED. CONTROL BOX UNDER ROW 20DEF WAS NOT HOT TO THE TOUCH. MASTER SWITCH WAS LEFT IN THE OFF POSITION FOR THE REST OF FLIGHT (LIVE TV SYSTEM-ALL). ACCOMPLISHED TSM 24-00-00-810-823. NO SMELL PRESENT SYSTEMS WORK NORMAL. COMPLIED WITH TSM TASK 23-39-00-810-801. NO NOTICEABLE ELECTRICAL ODOR. NO POPPING SOUND AND NO NOTICEABLE PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO ANY PART OR WIRING FROM ROWS 18-22DEF, 19D VIDEO FAULTY-INTERMITTENTLY SHOWS BLUE SCREEN ON ALL CHANNELS. REMOVED AND REPLACED XEB AT 19 DEF IAW LTV MM 44-20-17. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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