Service difficulty report · Insert · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
July 20, 2025
Submitted
July 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N396HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1488
Aircraft time
47,036 hours, 7,470 cycles
Part
Insert
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu Probe
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ETOPS - APU FAULT UPON APU START. REMOVED AND REPLACED ECB AND CONDITION SAME. RE-INSTALLED THE ORIGINAL ECB PER AMM 49-71-04. REMOVED/REPLACED IGV ACTUATOR PER AMM 49-23-51. UPON REPLACEMENT OF IGV ACTUATOR, FOUND PNEUMATIC LINE TO THE TOTAL PRESSURE PROBE LOOSE. FOUND TOTAL PRESSURE PROBE UNSECURED (MISSING INSERT) FROM MOUNT. REMOVED AND REPLACED MOUNTING INSERT FOR TOTAL PRESSURE PROBE PER AMM 49-51-14. OPS/LEAK/SECURITY CHECK GOOD. REMOVED/REPLACED "A" AND "B" IGNITOR PLUGS PER AMM 49-41-41. OPS CHECK GOOD. OK FOR SVC.

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