SDR 2003F00517

Service difficulty report · Regulator · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
August 9, 2003
Submitted
August 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
1334
Part
Regulator
Part number
6774E010000
Part serial
01244
Condition
Stuck
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SAL - FLT 581 - DURING CRUISE, ENGINE NR 1 BLEED VALVE REMAINS CLOSED AND THE ENGINE NR 2 PRECOOLER REACHED THE LIMITS IN A SINGLE BLEED OPERATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEVIATED TO SAL STATION FOR MAINTENANCE. AFTER LANDING AT SAL, TECHS REPLACED THE PRESSURE REGULATOR BLEED VALVE ON ENGINE NR 1 PER AMM 36-11-52, ON ENGINE NR 2 THE FAN AIR VALVE CONTROL THERMOSTAT (P/N 342B030000, WAS REPLACED PER AMM 36-11-43. AN ENGINE RUN UP WAS PERFORMED PER AMM 71-00-00. BLEED SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONG NORMALLY. ALSO, A TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED PER AMM 71-00-00. BLEED SYSTEM WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. ALSO, A TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. ALL RESULTS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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