Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
August 3, 2022
Submitted
August 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N165US
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
1431
Aircraft time
68,711 hours, 26,193 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
P6254
Part serial
06254
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
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: SINGLE GENERATOR OPERATIONS AFTER APU GENERATOR AND APU FAILED AT FL 330. DESC ENDED TO FL 310 BUT START UNSUCCESSFULL. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO RIC. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. APU STARTER ON GROUND. RAN APU SEVERAL TIMES AND RAN BOTH ENGINE WHILE BLEED ON/BOLT AND FREQUENCY GOOD.