Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Airbus A320251N

Difficulty date
January 14, 2026
Submitted
January 30, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901AV
Make and model
Airbus A320251N
Aircraft serial
11912
Aircraft time
6,985 hours, 2,514 cycles
Engine
Cfmint LEAP1A26
Engine time
6,985 hours, 2,514 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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What was found

FLIGHT AV653, DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AFTER APPLICATION OF TAKEOFF THRUST, AN APU FIRE ECAM IND TRIGGERED, FLT CREW PERFORMED A LOW-SPEED ATO IAW OPS & SAFETY PROCEDURES. ECAM MESSAGE & RED APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, AS A PRECAUTION, AIRPORT FIRE SERVICES REQUESTED, FIRE DEPART REPORTED NO VISIBLE ABNORMALITIES FROM AN EXTERNAL INSP. ACFT RETURNED TO GATE. MX CONDUCTED A PHYSICAL INSP OF APU & REQUIRED SYS TESTS. INSPECT PERFORMED IAW AMM 49-00-00-200-003-A01, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR DAMAGE. APU DEFERRED IAW MEL 49-10-01-1A. FLT RE-DISPATCHED & COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MEL ITEM CLOSED AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING IAW TSM 26-22-00-810-801-A, SUB-TASK 26-22-00-710-050-A. PERFORMED APU FIRE-EXTINGUISHING LOOP, SQUIB IAW AMM 26-22-00-710-001. APU OP TESTED IAW AMM 49-00-00-710-010. ALL TESTS GOOD. SYSTEM RTS.

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