Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
March 2, 2012
Submitted
March 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N380HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1104
Aircraft time
7,707 hours, 1,451 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
33495490003
Part serial
00371
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
4,566 hours, 832 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING ENGINE START, AFTER ENGINE START SELECTOR TO IGNITION START AIR PRESSURE DROP FROM 45 TO 0, ABORTED START ON 2ND ATTEMPT APU FAILED. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND SURGE CONTROL VALVE FAILED. R & R SURGE VALVE IAW AMM 49-51-52-000-801-A. THEN PERFORMED OPS CHECK AND OPS CHECK GOOD. APU STARTED OK. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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