Service difficulty report · Fmu · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
January 8, 2005
Submitted
January 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1397
Aircraft time
15,102 hours, 5,531 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Part
Fmu
Part number
FMU550MK1
Part serial
B3078
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
15,102 hours, 5,531 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

BOS - ABORTED TAKEOFF - FLT 0068 - ON TAKEOFF AT BOS EN ROUTE FOR PHX RECEIVED ECAM INDICATIONS, ENG 1 FADEC, ENG 1 COMPRESSOR, ENG 1 FAIL, ENG 1 FUEL CTRL FAULT. REJECTED TAKEOFF AT LOW SPEED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FUEL METERING UNIT (FMU) IAW T/C R5M73308, LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. TEAR DOWN REPORT CONFIRMED FAULT. TESTED UNIT IAW CMM BASIC. PERFORMANCE OF FMU CONSIDERED UNACCEPTABLE WITH DETERATION BEING ATTRIBUTED TO HEAVY FUEL LACQUER IN MAIN INLET FILTER. AFTER REPLACING MAIN INLET FILTER, PERFOMANCE OF THIS FMU RESTORED TO ACCEPTABLE LIMITS.

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