Service difficulty report · Igniter · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
August 9, 2020
Submitted
August 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N370HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1511
Aircraft time
27,826 hours, 4,266 cycles
Part
Igniter
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM - APU IN-FLIGHT START PER MOC OAT - 45 C FL 350 APU FAULT ECAM ILLUMINATED. 1 ATTEMPT SUCCESSFUL START. 52 SECONDS FROM START TO AVAIL. PERFORMED APU BITE TEST - OK. POST FLIGHT REPORT SHOWED LUBE PUMP & GEN SCAV FILTERS. ALSO CHECKED CLASS 3 FAULTS AND SHOWS IGNITION PLUG & LEAD MESSAGES FOR MULTIPLE LEGS. T/S IAW FSM 49-41-00-810-814-A, REPLACED IGNITER FOR SYS. B. T/S PER A330 TSM 49-62-00-810-916-A, DPI'S & FILTERS NORMAL. APU OPS NORMAL. FULL N SPEED AT 45 SECONDS. NO APU FAULTS SHOWN. LEAK CHECKED GOOD. APU TEST OK.

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