Service difficulty report · Hmu · Airbus A318112

Difficulty date
July 26, 2015
Submitted
August 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596EL
Make and model
Airbus A318112
Aircraft serial
2523
Aircraft time
2,735,763 hours, 19,919 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B8P
Part
Hmu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING ENG 1 START, THE ENG 1 IGNITION B FAULT APPEARS ON ECAM. NEW START PROGRESS WAS PRESENTED WITH ING AB. THE ENG REACHED 50% N2 & REMAINED HUNG START. AT 3RD START APPEARS ENG STALL, THEN WAS PERFORMED ON MANUAL ENG START & APPEAR ENG 1 FAIL ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL EXCEPT N2. IAW AMM TASK 72-00-00-210 -066A ITEM G 3 A 2 IT WAS PERFORMED BORESCOPE INSPECTION AT LT ENG SN 699865, STAGES 1, 3 & 8 HPC BLADES IAW AMM 72-31-00-290-002. IT WAS FOUND IN SERVICE CONDITION IAW AMM LEF ECU CONNECTORS J1, J2, J3, J4, J5, J6, J7, J8, J9, J10, J11, J12,J13, J14 ASM 74, 31-01 SCH 01 P0004 SHEET 1. ENG 1 WAS CHECKED & CONNECTOR FROM LT ENG PYLON 401 VC-A, 402VC-A, 403VC-A, 404VC-A 405VC-A, 406VC-A, 407VC-A, 408CV-A, 409VC-A , 448CV, 447VC-A ESPM 2052-12 WERE CHECKED IAW TSM 80-00-00-810-829-A4A-2. CHECK FOR OPEN OR START TO GND OF THE J1 WIRING BETWEEN THE ECU, 4000KS & THE UPPER IGNITION EXITED & J12 WIRING BETWEEN THE ECU, 4000KS & LOWER IGNITION EXCITER & PARA 2 B 1 B & C WIRING CHECK, NO GND SIGNAL OF THE EIU, 1K51, PIN AA 5B & THE EIU WAS REPLACED & NO HELP. PERFORMED TSM 71-50-00-810-826-A LOSS OF THE 115 VAC POWER SUPPLY ON THE ECU 1 WAS FOUND IN NORMAL CONDITION. WAS CHECKED INPUTS MASTERS SW, MANUAL START & WAS FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION TLA 5689. THE ENG MASTER SWITCH CH WAS REPLACED IAW ASM 76-12-01 SCH 01 P0011 IAW AMM 73-21-10-000-002 A. THE LT HMU WAS REMOVED IAW AMM 73-21-10-400-002-A. THE LT HMU WAS INSTALLED & AMM 73-29-00-710- 040 LT HEADER TEST WITH ENG MONITORING WAS PERFORMED & AMM 71-00-00-710-006 MINIMUM AULE CHECK WAS PERFORMED, TEST SATISFACTORY.

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