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Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date: October 13, 2013
Submitted: October 14, 2013
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N807AW
Make and model: Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial: 1064
Aircraft time: 49,145 hours, 20,296 cycles
System (JASC): 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
Part: Fuel Control
Part number: 38828259
Part serial: 021684701070
Condition: Malfunctioned
Location: Apu
Part time: 24,501 hours, 9,241 cycles
Stage of operation: TX
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: A
Precautionary procedure: O

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

What was found

APU TAILPIPE FIRE, EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE DEPT. NO APU FIRE WARNING, APU WAS OFF FOR 6 MINUTES WHEN ACFT BEHIND NOTICED FLAME IN APU TAILPIPE. INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT AND TAILPIPE AREAS, NO DAMAGE NOTED, R & R APU FUEL CONTROL AND FLOW DIVIDER..

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