What was found
APU AUTO SHUTDOWN WITH SMOKE REPORTED AND VIBRATION FELT IN COCKPIT. REMOVED APU MAG CHIP DECTECTORS AND FOUND A LARGE DEPOSIT OF METAL FLAKES. SUGGEST APU CHANGE. METAL FLAKES BEYOND LIMITS IAW 49-91-42. APU PN MR49206.
- Difficulty date
- August 17, 2013
- Submitted
- August 21, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N430UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 568
- Aircraft time
- 60,415 hours, 22,684 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.