Service difficulty report · Igniter · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 19, 2012
Submitted
November 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1755
Aircraft time
35,179 hours, 15,350 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Igniter
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU WILL NOT CRANK ON START - APU. STARTED APU, OPS OK. MCDU REPORTS, APU FAULT CONDITION: IGNITION UNIT (8030KM) AND FUEL CONTROL UNIT.(8022KM) NO PARTS SFO. APU SYSTEM SELF TEST FAULTS SPEED SNSR1 (8060KM1) NOT IN STOCK. SPEED SENSOR ATA: 49-71-13 AND IGNITION UNIT ATA 49-13-38. EXCITER ORDERED TO SFO OTSF:B0183. REPLACED BOTH IGNITER AND 2ND START OK. SPEED SENSOR REQUESTED TO ORDERED.

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