Service difficulty report · Power Unit · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 8, 2012
Submitted
September 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N612JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2447
Aircraft time
29,914 hours, 10,416 cycles
Part
Power Unit
Part number
Z250H2103110
Part serial
250H21126268
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin
Part time
29,914 hours, 10,416 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 852 SJU-BOS, DURING CRUISE, IN-FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A BURNING SMELL ADJACENT TO ROW 23-25. ALL COCKPIT INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AS PRECAUTION THE FLIGHT CREW REMOVED POWER FROM THE AFT AVIONICS POWER RACK. IN-FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS REPORTED THE DISCOVERY OF A "VERY HOT" READING LIGHT AT SEAT 23B. THE SUSPECT READING LIGHT WAS SELECTED OFF. BOTH THE READING LIGHT AND THE AFT AVIONICS POWER RACK REMAINED OFF FOR THE REMINDER OF THE FLIGHT. IN-FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE DISSIPATION OF THE "BURNING SMELL". RESET AFT AVIONICS POWER FOR LIVE TV. LIVE TV CHECKED SYSTEM, OK NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED SMELL CHECK PER 24-00-00-810-823A, NO FAULT NOTED CHECK OK. REPLACED 23ABC READING LIGHT POWER UNIT. CHECK ROWS 23 TO 25, NO FAULTS NOTED. CHECK OK.

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