Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
April 24, 2008
Submitted
April 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
303
Aircraft time
56,900 hours, 19,634 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4E1
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
9788422
Part serial
667C
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
4,632 hours, 2,924 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

WHILE CRUISING AT FL400, BOTH AUTO PRESS REGULATORS FAULTED ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY. COMPLIED W/ECAM AND QRH. ATTEMPTED RESET BUT BOTH FAULTED AGAIN. SHORTLY THERE AFTER BOTH ENG BLEED 1 AND 2 FAULTED. DONNED O2 AND DESCENDED. BLEED VALVES WOULD NOT RESET. DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET AND CONTINUED TO KMEM. O2 MASKS DEPLOYED IN LAV. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE FAN AIR VALVE IAW AMM 36-11-16-4. RAN NR 1 & 2 ENGINES AT HIGH POWER IAW JRH CHAP 5, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. NR 1 & 2 PERCOOLER INLET TEMPS READ 175C AND 180C RESPECTIVELY. OK FOR SERVICE.

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