Service difficulty report · Igniter · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 16, 2013
Submitted
November 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1845
Aircraft time
37,924 hours, 16,340 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Igniter
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU FAILED TO START AFTER LANDING. FOUND NO FLAME ON CFDS. REPLACED IGNITER PLUGS IAW AMM 49-41-41. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATION TEST OF APU IAW AMM 49-00-00, TESTED OK.

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