Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 14, 2011
Submitted
May 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1533
Aircraft time
32,150 hours, 13,975 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Control Unit
Part number
664700500A4D
Part serial
186
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Heat
Stage of operation
IN
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

CARGO HEAT INOP. REPLACED CARGO COMP TEMP SENSOR, NO HELP. TRIED CARGO HEAT CONTROLLER 10HC, NO HELP. REINSTALLED ORIGINAL CONTROLLER. CARGO HOT AIR VALVE WILL NOT OPEN. CANNOT REGULATE TEMP USING CARGO HEAT SELECTOR. REPLACED AFT CARGO PIT TEMP SENSOR, HOT AIR VALVE, PRESS REG VLV, NO HELP. SWAPPED OUT CONTROLLER, NO HELP. AFT CARGO DOOR BEING OPEN INHIBITS AFT CARGO HEAT. POSSIBLE DOOR SW FAULT, 12MJ PCN 565-1759. REPLACED LGCIU NR 1. OPS CHECKS OKAY.

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