What was found
APU AUTO SHUTDOWN DURING START AT SFO GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED IGNITION UNIT(8030KM) IAW AMM 49-41-38. OPS CK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- September 21, 2018
- Submitted
- September 24, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N286VA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 06939
- Aircraft time
- 9,502 hours, 2,954 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Ignition Unit
- Part number
- 38880587
- Part serial
- 150610
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 3,654 hours, 6,780 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.