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An A320 pilot refused an aircraft with an inoperative APU because of terrain and weather considerations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1313060 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201511 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | APU |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 137 Flight Crew Type 6097 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
I refused the aircraft for an inoperative APU based on enroute terrain considerations as well as forecasted weather conditions in ZZZ1 at the expected time of arrival. The safest course of action was to have an aircraft with an operative APU. At a minimum having either (preferably both) a backup pneumatic and/or electric component provided by the APU is always the safest course of action in any sense.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 pilot refused an aircraft with an inoperative APU because of terrain and weather considerations.
Narrative: I refused the aircraft for an inoperative APU based on enroute terrain considerations as well as forecasted weather conditions in ZZZ1 at the expected time of arrival. The safest course of action was to have an aircraft with an operative APU. At a minimum having either (preferably both) a backup pneumatic and/or electric component provided by the APU is always the safest course of action in any sense.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.