Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
August 1, 2005
Submitted
August 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1565
Aircraft time
14,481 hours, 5,358 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MEM - DIVERSION - FLT 844 - EN ROUTE TO PHX APU SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT, WITH THE NR 2 ENGINE DRIVEN GENERATOR ON MEL. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MEMPHIS AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT APU AND FOUND THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW. APU WAS SERVICED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. MAINTENANCE ALSO RAN ENGINES AND CYCLED NR 2 ENGINE GENERATOR NUMEROUS TIMES WITH OPERATIONAL TESTS GOOD, CLEARED MEL ON THE NR 2 ENGINE DRIVEN GENERATOR. A PRECAUTIONARY REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE NR 2 GENERATOR PUSH BUTTON SWITCH HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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