What was found
APU AUTO SHUT DOWN GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED IGNITION EXCITER IAW 49-41-38 OPS CHECK TRANSFER TO LOG PAGE 8038548 ITEM 3.
- Difficulty date
- March 1, 2019
- Submitted
- March 5, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N921VA
- Make and model
- Airbus A321253N
- Aircraft serial
- 07589
- Aircraft time
- 6,371 hours, 1,652 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Exciter
- Part number
- 38880587
- Part serial
- 160980
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 3,087 hours, 3,998 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- G
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.