Service difficulty report · Fmu · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
April 1, 2012
Submitted
April 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2570
Aircraft time
21,922 hours, 9,588 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Engine time
21,922 hours, 9,588 cycles
Part
Fmu
Part number
FMU560MK1
Part serial
SFD05015
Condition
Coked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
21,922 hours, 9,588 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, B, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, AS THRUST WAS INCREASED, NR 1 ENGINE EPR STAGNATED AT APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY POINT AND THEN ENGINE FAILED ECAM APPEARED. TAKEOFF ABORTED, NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. ENGINE CONTINUED TO SMOKE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE 1. VENDOR (IAE) TEARDOWN REPORT IDENTIFIED THE FUEL MANAGEMENT UNIT (FMU) AS THE ROOT CAUSE DUE TO FUEL LACQUERING.

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