What was found
APU HANGS BELOW 20 PERCENT WITH NO EGT RISE DURING ACCELERATION. REPLACED IGNITER PLUGS PER MM.
- Difficulty date
- April 21, 2012
- Submitted
- May 25, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N473UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1469
- Aircraft time
- 36,552 hours, 15,053 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Igniter
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.