Service difficulty report · Fire Light · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
435
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Fire Light
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THE APU FIRE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE IN CRUISE. NO ASSOCIATED ECAM WARNINGS. THE APU WAS OFF, AND THE APU FIRE LIGHT IS INTERMITTANT. *S/D* POST FLIGHT REPORT SHOWS ECAM WARNING APU FIRE, BUT NO FAILURE MESSAGE. APU FDU TESTED OK. LAST LEG AND PREVIOUS LEGS REPORTS SHOW NO FAULTS. APU START AND RUN NORMAL. CHECKED FIRE LOOPS IN APU COMPARTMENT AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES.

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