SDR SA04114

Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
December 8, 2004
Submitted
December 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1122
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
73040102
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
13,156 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHL FLT 1280 EN ROUTE CLT TO MHT, WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, A "LAND ASAP" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE ENGINE/WARNING DISPLAY UNIT, WITH NO OTHER INDICATIONS. THE ECAM RECALL FUNCTION DISPLAYED AN "APU FIRE" MESSAGE. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU FIRE DETECTION UNIT. SYSTEM CHECKS OK.

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