Service difficulty report · Starter · Airbus A319111

Difficulty date
September 25, 2007
Submitted
September 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939FR
Make and model
Airbus A319111
Aircraft serial
2448
Aircraft time
8,852 hours, 4,402 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
270450604
Part serial
1286
Condition
Seized
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

MAINTENANCE REPORTED ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODOR IN APU COMPARTMENT AFTER APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT IAW TSM 24-00-00-810-823 AND IDENTIFIED ODOR WAS FROM STARTER. FOUND APU SENSE WIRE HEAT DAMAGED AND HEAT SHRINK ON POSITIVE WIRE DAMAGED. STARTER WAS SEIZED. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU STARTER IAW AMM 49-42-51-000-004 AND AMM 49-42-51-400-004. WIRE DAMAGED FROM HEAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED/REPLACED PER ESPM. APU SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED IAW MEL 49-10-01A, CONTROL NUMBER 1029980, AND TRANSFERRED TO SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET.

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