Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
July 13, 2022
Submitted
July 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N775XF
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
2198
Aircraft time
56,832 hours, 28,374 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
38762552
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Component
Apu · Honeywell · 1319A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PHX DUE TO THE APU SHUTTING DOWN AUTOMATICALLY 3 TIMES. SINCE THE LEFT ENGINE IDG WAS PLACED ON MEL AND INOPERATIVE THE APU WAS REQUIRED TO BE RUN CONTINUOUSLY DURING THE FLIGHT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PHX WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH PER AMM 49-94-14 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.