Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 1, 2008
Submitted
September 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1363
Aircraft time
28,515 hours, 10,478 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
73040102
Part serial
9106
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ENG NR 1 FIRE TEST DOES NOT WORK. NO BELL OR LIGHT. SQUIB LIGHTS DO ILLUMINATE. NO ECAM. FOUND FAULTY FIRE DETECTION UNIT. REPLACED APU FDU. OP CHECKS GOOD.

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