Service difficulty report · Thermocouple · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
May 10, 2022
Submitted
May 12, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163US
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
1417
Aircraft time
67,817 hours, 25,962 cycles
Part
Thermocouple
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 300 - Stabs
Component
Apu · Honeywell · QEC1319A
Component part number
38007081WGEN
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: APU AUTO SHUTDOWN 23 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. APU SHUTDOWN AGAIN AFTER RESTART. RETURNED TO DFW, LANDING SAFELY. REPLACED APU LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH (AALA202205110105) PER AMM 49-94-14. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. REPLACED #2 EGT THERMOCOUPLE PROBE (AALA202205127356) PER AMM 49-72-15. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.