Service difficulty report · Switch · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 18, 2014
Submitted
November 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N527JL
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1557
Aircraft time
45,773 hours, 16,637 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unkown
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLASH FOLLOWED BY BANG AND SMOKE ODOR FROM RT REAR CORNER OF FLIGHT DECK, SMOKE ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER 30 SEC. ACCOMPLISHED GENERAL WALKAROUND INSP IAW AMM 05-20-00, NO UNUSUAL FINDINGS. ACCOMPLISHED GENERAL VISUAL INSP OF ALL E/E COMPARTMENTS, NO UNUSUAL FINDINGS OR ODORS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED BITE CK OF WHC 1 & 2 IAW AMM 30-42-00, TEST OK. ON COCKPIT INSP FOUND SEVERAL O/H LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, REPLACED THE LAMPS IAW AMM 33-12-11, CKS OK. ACCOMPLISHED EMERGENCY GEN TEST IAW AMM 24-24-00, TEST OK. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING STATIC INVERTER TEST, FOUND BUSS TIE P/B SWITCH NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY & WITH SLIGHT ODOR, REPLACED P/B SWITCH, 10 XU, IAW ESPM 20-45-11, STATIC INV TEST OK IAW AMM 24-28-00.

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