Service difficulty report · Terminal · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 10, 2019
Submitted
September 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N128AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6346
Aircraft time
17,542 hours, 4,872 cycles
Part
Terminal
Condition
Burned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS APU WONT START. MAINTENANCE FOUND POSITIVE CABLE AT APU STARTER BURNT OFF. PULLED CB L42 AND L41 ON PANEL 121VU FOR SAFETY. REPLACED WIRE TERMINALS TO APU STARTER, REPLACED APU STARTER IAW AMM 49-42-51. CONNECTED AND TORQUED WIRES TO APU STARTER. APU OPERATION CHECKS GOOD.

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