Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date
December 14, 2025
Submitted
December 15, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3276J
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A11
Aircraft serial
55376
Aircraft time
350 hours, 184 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
DE
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#1007, BOS-BNA. AT FL 360 A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS IDENTIFIED. ABOUT 5 MIN LATER SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF GLARE SHEILD BEHIND THE VERTICAL SPEED DN + UP CONTROL WHEEL. SMOKE APPEARED 3 TO 4 TIMES DURING DECENT; INSPECTED WIRING AND COMPONENTS BEHIND AND AROUND FCP AND NOTICED BURNING SMELL COMING FROM REMOVED FCP. NO OTHER ISSUES FOUND. REPLACED FCP AND NO FAULTS AT THIS TIME OR SMOKE EVENT. REF AMP 21-22-00. AC OK FOR SVC.

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