Service difficulty report · Electrical Box · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 8, 2020
Submitted
November 12, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979JT
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7627
Aircraft time
15,546 hours, 3,010 cycles
Part
Electrical Box
Part number
LV10120401101
Part serial
CBADA04700
Condition
Failed
Location
Seat 3d
Part time
15,532 hours, 3,005 cycles
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

FLT 1833, BOS-SFO. IN CRUISE SATCOM REPORT FROM THE CREW OF THE FOLLOWING, "ELECTRICAL SMELL BETWEEN ROWS 4-12, NO SMOKE F/A TURNED OFF POWER OUTLETS. GALLEY OVERHEAD PANEL ZONE 8 POPPED-RT SIDE A/C TV'S WENT BLANK AFTER SMELL DISSIPATED". CABIN ELECTRICAL SMELL LTV INOPERABLE ROWS 1-5 RT SIDE FOUND IFE C/B 2000VU E-8 ZONE 8 POPPED ATTEMPTED C/B RESET NO HELP POPPED AGAIN. CREW REPORTED SEAT 4F SUSPECT ELECTRICAL SMELL ORIGINATED FROM BEFORE LTV WENT OUT. (LTV4 SYS-COMPONENTS) ACP INSP OF A/C CABIN FOUND ALL SEATS ROW 1-5 RT SIDE DARK LTV SCREENS INOPERABLE & C/B 2000VU E-8 ZONE 8 POPPED. NO ELECTICAL SMELL PRESENT AND ALL SEAT FUNCTION & CABIN FUNCTIONS FOUND OK AND WORKING NORMALLY, IAW TSM 24-00-00-810-823-A AND TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A. IFE LTV ITEM E-8 C/B POPPED ROW 1-5 RT SIDE INOPERABLE TRANSFERED TO L/P 289677-2. R & R SSBX FOR SEAT 3D, IAW AMM LTV-521 TASK 44-20-17. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD. MX-4 UPDATED. MDDR CLEARED. PLACARD REMOVED.

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