Service difficulty report · Starter · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
December 20, 2013
Submitted
December 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
862
Aircraft time
51,613 hours, 20,868 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Starter
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
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 WON’T START AFTER 2ND ATTEMPT. TRIED CYCLING THE APU CONTROL BREAKERS, NO HELP. INLET DOOR STUCK IN THE PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION & APU IS INOPERATIVE. IAW MEL CB L41 & L42 OPENED & TAGGED. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 49-00-00-810-899 -A REPLACED APU MOTOR STARTER IAW AMM 49-42-51PB401. APU STARTED TWICE WITH NORMAL OPERATIONS OK FOR SERVICE.

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