Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
October 28, 2006
Submitted
November 1, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
054
Aircraft time
54,511 hours, 24,374 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Engine time
46,705 hours, 20,921 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
FMU500MK4
Part serial
0125
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
35,836 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

FLIGHT 430: PHL - LAS - DURING CRUISE AT FL340, ECAM MESSAGE. ENGINE NR 1 FUEL CONTROL FAULT APPEARED ON ECAM. NR 1 ENG THRUST HAD RETARDED TO IDLE, ALL OTHER PARAMETERS NORMAL. ECAM MESSAGE ENG FAIL APPEARED AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ACCOMPLISHED ENG NR 1 RELIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY FL220 AND REGAINED NORMAL THRUST CONTROL. THE CREW DIVERTED TO DTW. ENGINE OPERATED NORMAL DURING LANDING. FADAC INTERROGATION SHOWED BOTH CHANNELS OF FMU HAD FAULTED. MX REPLACED THE NR 1 FUEL-METERING UNIT. MX PERFORMED A POWER ASSURANCE RUN, OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. AIRMAN HAD ISSUED A FUP FOR TROUBLESHOOTING A SINGLE CHANNEL FMU PROBLEM. THE FUP WAS STILL OPEN WHEN EVENT OCCURRED.

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