Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
December 3, 2002
Submitted
December 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
924
Aircraft time
14,910 hours, 6,393 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
38848641
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Zone 315
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

SNA - APU TAIL PIPE FIRE - APU FIRE REPORTED BY GROUND PERSONNEL, APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS DISCHARGED. MAINTENANCE VISUALLY INSPECTED THE APU COMPARTMENT, TAIL PIPE, AND SURROUNDING AREA, NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED. SYSTEM WAS PLACED ON MEL 26-22-00, COND. 1 (APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM INOPERATIVE). WHEN AIRCRAFT ARRIVED IN PHX THE TURBINE VENT CHECK VALVE WAS REPLACED PER TSM 49-00-00-810-851, AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE WAS REPLACED IAW AWA T/C R6A26301. RAN APU, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD WITH NO FIRE OR SMOKE NOTED DURING RUN OR AFTER SHUTDOWN. **SUPP** AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PART REPLACED WAS A TURBINE CAVITY CHECK VALVE NOT A TURBINE VENT CHECK VALVE, THE PART LISTED IN SECTION 5

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