What was found
APU AUTO SHUTDOWN AT GATE RAMP REPORTS SMOKE & SPARKS & NO APU FIRE INDICATION. REPLACED THE APU & ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL & LEAK CHECK IAW 26L31049003.
- Difficulty date
- March 15, 2015
- Submitted
- March 18, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N161UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1403
- Aircraft time
- 48,099 hours, 17,897 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P3496
- Condition
- Shutdown
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 25,584 hours, 9,694 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.