Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 29, 2011
Submitted
August 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1435
Aircraft time
33,866 hours, 13,899 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
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

CREW REPORTS: APU WILL NOT START. PER SAM RESET L41 & L42 CB'S NO HELP, APU S-DOWN REPORT SHOWS NO FLAME IGN UNIT (8030KM) AND FCU (8022KM). INOP'D APU PER MEL4910B, CREW PULLED AND COLLARED 'L41 & L42' ON PANEL 121VU USING DEF ER STICKERS, OPB GUS NOTIFIED. CREW COMPLIED WITH MEL4910B. :NEXT MAINT STATION DEN (FLT 0446-29). REPLACE DEFER STICKER WITH REGULAR CIRCUIT BREAKERS SAFETY COLLARS AT L41 & L42. FROM UNIMATIC (AMIS) PRINT DIS*07170-07171 WHICH CONTAINS MNL REF'S & PCN'S. PERFORM T-S & RPR OR REPLACE AS NEEDED. PLEASE INCLD FNDG'S IN ACP W-U. THX,SFOEPA MAKAIPO UNITEL X42379. :COLLARED BREAKERS, SUSPECT A WEAK FUEL CONTROL. APU STARTED TWO TIMES, & RAN NORMAL FOR 10 MIN WITH LOAD APPLIED (PACKS AND GEN.) REPLACED APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT.

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