Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
February 28, 2018
Submitted
March 3, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N697AV
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6190
Aircraft time
12,991 hours, 4,268 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
26,580 hours, 10,177 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
2607MK02
Part serial
SAD06753
Condition
Failed
Location
Vsv
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AFTER T/O POWER WAS APPLIED, THE NR 1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR VANE ECAM MESSAGE AND N2 OVERLIMIT INDICATION DISPLAYED, PROMPTING THE CREW TO REJECT TAKE OFF AND RETURN THE ACFT TO THE BLOCK. TROUBLESHOOTING MANUAL, VSV ACTUATOR ON THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND VSV MECHANISM WAS LUBRICATED IAW MM AND PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED TESTS WITHOUT FAILURE. IAW DATA OBTAINED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE N2 OF THE NR 1 ENGINE DID NOT GO BEYOND LIMITS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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