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A line mechanic reports he has been tracking a company A320 that has a chronic history of the aft galley oven R41 circuit breaker popping. Ovens have been replaced and deferred items signed-off. In the past year; the same R41 C/B has had 45 write-ups for popping. Mechanic notes the oven is not the problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 898506 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Circuit Breaker / Fuse / Thermocouple |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I have been keeping track of an A320. The aft galley oven R41 circuit breaker (C/B) pops. Originally made a deferred [item] in june 2010 for galley oven R41 popping. It was signed-off. Accomplishing deeper research I found in the past year that this oven has 45 hits where the R41 oven has popped its C/B. The oven was just replaced again july 2010 for R41 C/B popping. It is not the oven.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Line Mechanic reports he has been tracking a company A320 that has a chronic history of the aft galley oven R41 Circuit Breaker popping. Ovens have been replaced and deferred items signed-off. In the past year; the same R41 C/B has had 45 write-ups for popping. Mechanic notes the oven is not the problem.
Narrative: I have been keeping track of an A320. The aft galley oven R41 Circuit Breaker (C/B) pops. Originally made a deferred [item] in June 2010 for galley oven R41 popping. It was signed-off. Accomplishing deeper research I found in the past year that this oven has 45 hits where the R41 oven has popped its C/B. The oven was just replaced again July 2010 for R41 C/B popping. It is not the oven.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.