Service difficulty report · Metering Unit · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
December 1, 2007
Submitted
December 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N637AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
99
Aircraft time
57,542 hours, 25,493 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Engine time
51,347 hours, 22,770 cycles
Part
Metering Unit
Part number
FMU500MK4
Part serial
B283
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 2 Eng Fuel
Part time
39,036 hours, 17,501 cycles
Component
Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FLT NR 9205 - TPA-PHX - IFSD - LEVEL OFF AT 5000' ON APPROACH TO PHX, RIGHT ENG DID NOT RESPOND TO AUTOTHRUST. ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE LESS THAN IDLE. PERFORMED ECAM ACTIONS TO SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE. FUEL CONTROL DID NOT RESPOND TO NR 2 ENG MASTER. PUSHED NR 2 FIRE P/B TO SHUTDOWN ENGINE. POST-FLIGHT REPORT FAULTS THE NR 2 FMU/HC/EEC. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 FUEL METERING UNIT. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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