Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 6, 2005
Submitted
May 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
589
Aircraft time
30,521 hours, 10,818 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
16,984 hours, 7,992 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
1685MK6
Part serial
2607795
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
16,985 hours, 6,104 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NUMBER 1 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO ECAM WARNING FOR COMPRESSOR VANE, STALL AND EGT OVER LIMIT. REPLACED VSV ACTUATOR AND ACCOMPLISHED POWER ASSURANCE TEST. HISTORY SHOWED CLASS 2 FAULT MESSAGE ON VSV ACTUATOR FUNCTIONING ON ONE CHANNEL. A SUBSEQUENT STALL WAS DUE TO 10TH STAGE SOLENOID VALVE 4023KS FOUND FAILED WITH A CRACK. PART WAS REPLACED.

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