Service difficulty report · Socket · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 4, 2013
Submitted
February 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
3039
Aircraft time
24,552 hours, 8,535 cycles
Part
Socket
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 1740 SJU-JAX, CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PLS DUE PERCEPTABLE SMOKE FROM BEHIND READING LIGHT ROW 24DEF. FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAW AND SMELLED SMOKE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT TURNED OFF READING LIGHT ON FWD CIDS PANEL AND VISIBLE SMOKE DISSIPATED BUT SMELL OF SMOKE REMAINED. PERFORMED TSM TASKS 26-15-00-810-804-A & 24-00-00-810-823. VERIFIED VISIBLE SMOKE COMING FROM READING LIGHT AT SEAT 24E. INSPECTED PSU PANEL ON ROW 24DEF. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF BURN OR ARCING. REPLACED READING LIGHT SOCKET AND BULB ON SEAT 24E. RE-CONNECTED CONNECTORS ON PSU ON ROW 24DEF. OPERATED ALL READING LIGHTS FOR 2 HOURS CONTINUOUSLY PER AMM 33-20-00, NO SIGNS OF SMOKE OR BURNING SMELL NOTED.

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