Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 21, 2012
Submitted
September 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1272
Aircraft time
42,493 hours, 16,607 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Apu
Part number
APS3200
Part serial
1063APS
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ECAM MESSAGE APU AUTO SHUTDOWN DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN - APU. REMOVED APU. APU HOURS ON RMV'D APU 6 START ATTEMPTS 15 START CYCLES 10. ECAM MESSAGE APU AUTO SHUTDOWN DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN. REPLACED APU.

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