Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
January 8, 2003
Submitted
January 13, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1111
Aircraft time
8,494 hours, 3,404 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu Fire Panel
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT AT FL 180 NR 2 ENGINE, NR 2 DISCHARGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, NO OTHER INDICATIONS. DIVERTED TO MCI AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE AT MCI PLACED THE SYSTEM ON MEL, COND. 1, "ENG 2 AGENT 2 DISCHARGE LIGHT SYSTEM INOP", AND PERFORMED MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH MEL VERIFYING DISCHARGE BOTTLE WAS PROPERLY CHARGED. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED FAULT AND FOUND DISCHARGE LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT AN ECAM WARNING AFTER THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE TEST BUTTON WAS PRESSED. ALSO DISCOVERED THAT TAPPING THE ENGINE / APU FIRE PANEL CAUSED THE DISCHARGE LIGHT TO EXTINGUISH. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE / APU FIRE PANEL ; PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL AND OPERATIONAL TESTS IAW AMM 26-12-401, ALL TESTS PASSED.

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