Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
January 27, 2006
Submitted
January 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N628AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
67
Aircraft time
52,888 hours, 23,628 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING GROUND HANDLING OPERATIONS, WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN APU TAIL PIPE FIRE AFTER SHUTDOWN. T-HANDLE WAS PULLED, BOTTLE WAS NOT BLOWN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE APU AND TAILPIPE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU FUEL FLOW DIVIDER AND THE APU FUEL CONTROL IAW AIRBUS 320 MM 49-32-11 & 12. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. VENDOR TEAR DOWN REPORT DID NOT CONFIRM FAILURE. UNIT WAS FOUND TO HAVE HAD A PACKING SMASHED OUT AND WEDGED BETWEEN ROTOR AND OIL SEAL, BUT CUSTOMER CONFIRMED REMOVAL REASON WAS MARKED NO. UNIT WAS REPAIRED AND RECERTIFIED IAW CMM 49-30-97 REV. 07.

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