Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 14, 2009
Submitted
December 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
834
Aircraft time
38,487 hours, 15,395 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Wire
Part number
CF20
Condition
Broken
Location
Squib
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 1 ENG FIRE BOTTLE WILL NOT TEST. SQUIB CHANGE DID NOT CORRECT, ENG FIRE CONTROL PANEL ON UAX 6339 ETA 1801. PANEL DID NOT FIX, NEW SQUIB ETA 2352. ASKED FOR AET TO EFS. FOUND WIRE CF20 AT SQUIB CONNECTOR 5WE1 BROKEN. ACCOMPLISHED ENVIRONMENTAL SPLICE REPAIR. REPLACED SQUIB AND REINSTALL NR 1 BOTTLE ON ENG NR 1. FOUND BOTTLE AND SQUIB OKAY. SYSTEM OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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