Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 30, 2011
Submitted
January 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N458UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1163
Aircraft time
36,143 hours, 15,330 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Apu C/B
Stage of operation
NR
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

APU AUTO SHUTDOWN AT GATE WITH LOW FUEL PRESSURE WARNING ON ECAM. SHORTED WIRE NEAR APU CIRCUIT BREAKER. DURING REPLACEMENT OF CB AA8, POWER WAS APPLIED TO ACFT & ARCING OCCURRED. WIRE HAS INSULATION DAMAGE TO SEVERAL AREAS. DURING WIRE INSPECTION FOUND WIRES DK24-190 AND DK24-196 TO BE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY OTHER WIRE DAMAGE. C/B REPLACED.

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