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A320 captain reports finding all 4 engine fire squib circuit breakers pulled during preflight; apparently by maintenance several days earlier during an engine change. Aircraft had apparently been operated on revenue flights in this condition.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 827317 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200903 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Powerplant Fire Extinguishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
Discovered all 4 engine squib cbs pulled. Logbook review showed that one engine was changed several days prior to event. Aircraft had been operated on several revenue flights since engine change. This is the second time that I have personally found an aircraft engine was changed and fire protection cbs were not reinstated. Require separate maintenance signoff for circuit breaker resets similar to required signoff when cowlings are latched or gear pins removed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reports finding all 4 engine fire squib circuit breakers pulled during preflight; apparently by maintenance several days earlier during an engine change. Aircraft had apparently been operated on revenue flights in this condition.
Narrative: Discovered all 4 engine squib CBs pulled. Logbook review showed that one engine was changed several days prior to event. Aircraft had been operated on several revenue flights since engine change. This is the second time that I have personally found an aircraft engine was changed and fire protection CBs were not reinstated. Require separate maintenance signoff for CB resets similar to required signoff when cowlings are latched or gear pins removed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.