Service difficulty report · Line · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
June 11, 2010
Submitted
June 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961AV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
3961
Aircraft time
2,346 hours, 2,178 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Broken
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Hamstd · APS3200
Component part number
4500001B
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PRELIMINARY REPORT - SMOKE IN APU . PILOT REPORT: APU AUTO SHUTDOWN AFTER ENG 1 START. PRELIMINARY MAINTENANCE, THIS ITEM IS DEFERRED TO DMI 66, MEL 49-10-01 CAT C, APU SYSTEM SELF TEST VIA MCDU PERFORMED, LOW OIL LEVEL, LUBRICATION LINE WAS FOUND BROKEN, MEL PROCEDURE ACCOMPLISHED. FROM DMI 66: IAW EWO-A32-49-9205 AND AMM 49-11-11-000-003 AND AMM 49-11-11-400-003. APU WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE OPERATIONAL REST OF THE APU WAS ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY.

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