Service difficulty report · Metering Unit · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 6, 2021
Submitted
December 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6181
Aircraft time
24,049 hours, 9,477 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
33,700 hours, 12,564 cycles
Part
Metering Unit
Part number
8061640
Part serial
16828426
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel System
Part time
27,835 hours, 10,824 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT THE GATE, CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED ON OVERHEAD PANEL. A1 - HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SOLENOID VALVE #1. ENGINE #1 WOULD NOT SHUTDOWN WITH ENGINE MASTER SWITCH, HAD TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE WITH THE ENGINE FIRE SWITCH. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 73-00-00-810-813-B, REPLACED #1 ENGINE FUEL METERING UNIT AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER TASK CARD 26L40073006.

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