What was found
LEFT WING BLEED LEAK MESSAGE AFTER TAKEOFF. A SMALL HOLE WAS FOUND IN A WING-ANTI ICE DUCT FLANGE. THE HOLE WAS CAUSED BY A CLAMP CHAFING THE DUCT FLANGE. THE DEFECTIVE DUCT WAS REPLACED AND A NEW CLAMP INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- February 16, 2005
- Submitted
- March 15, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N423UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 504
- Aircraft time
- 35,162 hours, 12,595 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 3010 · Airfoil Anti/De-ice System
- Part
- Duct
- Part number
- D3615000300061
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Part time
- 35,217 hours, 12,612 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.