Service difficulty report · Contactor · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 18, 2013
Submitted
May 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
470
Aircraft time
64,622 hours, 23,643 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Contactor
Condition
Faulty
Location
Dc Ess Buss
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

WITH NO APU POWER OR GROUND POWER. HEN BATTERY'S ARE SWITCHED ON NO OVERHEAD LIGHTS OR VHF RADIO POWER. SUSPECT ESSENTIAL DC BUS NOT POWERED BY HOT BATTERY BUSS WHEN POWERED BY APU IS BEING POWERED BY STATIC INVERTERS. NO LOUD CLUNK BY CONTACTORS IN 120VU PANEL, TASK 24-38-00-8 10-850-A. REPLACED BATTERY LINE CONTACTOR 6PB2, AMM 24-38-55-000 -001-A, 24-38-55-400-001-A. CFDS BCL TEST 24-38-00-10-001-A OK. REPLACED DC ESS BUS CONTACTOR 4PC FOR TROUBLESHOOTING 27551, AMM 24-35-55-00-002-A, 24-35-55-400-002-A. OPS TEST OF DC GENERATION SWITCHING, AMM 24-32-00-710-001-A, OK.

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