Service difficulty report · Squib · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 15, 2008
Submitted
February 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
571
Aircraft time
42,050 hours, 14,842 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Squib
Part number
30903886
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fire Bottle
Component
Fire Bottle
Component part number
341000051
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

'ENG FIRE EXTINGUISHING-SQUIB' LIGHT OF 'AGENT 1' PUSHBUTTON SWITCH IS OFF DURING 'LOOP-SQUIB TEST'. SQUIB IS FAULTY. REPLACED SQUIB, ALL OPS CHECKS NORMAL.

More about the Airbus A320-232