Service difficulty report · Cable Assy · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 24, 2016
Submitted
August 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1398
Aircraft time
61,769 hours, 22,425 cycles
Part
Cable Assy
Part number
LSEBUTK1400101
Part serial
02261
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Part time
1,275 hours, 456 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

APPROXIMATELY 2HRS 30 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, F/A CALLED AND REPORTED A BURNING ODOR AROUND ROW 9 IN CABIN, NO SMOKE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE IFE BOX UNDER SEAT 9E WAS VERY HOT AND THIS WAS PRODUCING THE ODOR. AFT RACK POWER WAS DISCONNECTED IAW QRH HEAT AND ODOR DISSIPATED, LIVE TV SYS; C/W ELECTRICAL ODOR CHECK IAW LTV AMM 23-39-00, 5000, STEP 10. FOUND SEAT TO SEAT CABLE AT 10R, BURNED. REPLACED SEAT TO SEAT CABLE AT 10-11R AND 10R XEB. OPS CHECK PERFORMED. OPS CHECK PASSED.

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