Service difficulty report · Compressor · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 8, 2007
Submitted
April 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1104
Aircraft time
26,917 hours, 9,810 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
19,882 hours, 7,635 cycles
Part
Compressor
Condition
Surges
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE NR 1 AUDIBLE COMPRESSOR SURGE. [SUP 05-18-07] DETERMINED THAT VARIABLE STATOR VANE ACTUATOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND WAS REPLACED. FURTHER TEARDOWN FOUND EXTENSIVE FUEL LACQUERING THROUGHOUT ACTUATOR, WHICH INTERFERED WITH PROPER OPERATION.

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