Service difficulty report · Thermostat · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
November 17, 1999
Submitted
November 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624AJ
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
624
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B4P
Part
Thermostat
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Bleed Air System
Part time
7,676 hours, 5,522 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MBJ/LAX - FLT JM 055 - DURING CLIMB-OUT, NR 1 BLEED TRIPPED DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE. MAINT DISCOVERED BOTH TEMP CONTROL THERMOSTATS (TCT) HAD BEEN THE CAUSE OF ERRONEOUS INDICATIONS AND LOSS OF BLEED SYSTEMS. TCT HAD BEEN SUBJECT OF A TFU REF 36.11.43.005. PROBLEMS ARE STILL BEING EXPERIENCED WITH MODIFIED UNITS ISSUED BY VENDOR. AIR JAMAICA HAS FITTED MODIFIED UNITS TO RECTIFY THIS DEFECT AND WILL BE FITTING IMPROVED UNITS TO ALL AIRCRAFT WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE FROM THE VENDOR. (X)

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