Service difficulty report · Overheat Loop · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 19, 2021
Submitted
April 20, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5409
Aircraft time
26,838 hours, 10,674 cycles
Part
Overheat Loop
Condition
False Indication
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, N
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 NOT GROUNDED: AUXILIARY POWER UNIT DISCHARGE LIGHT ON DURING CRUISE. OPERATIONS TEST OF AUXILIARY POWER UNIT FIRE AND OVERHEAT DETECTION SYSTEM, PER AMM 26-13-00-710-001-A. ACCOMPLISHED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT FIRE DETECTION UNIT TEST PER AMM 26-13-34-710-051-A. OPEN AUXILIARY POWER UNIT COMPARTMENT AND CHECK AUXILIARY POWER UNIT AND CHECKED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT FIRE DETECTION LOOPS, NO DEFECTS FOUND.

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