Service difficulty report · Thermocouple · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 8, 2015
Submitted
September 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4041
Aircraft time
19,825 hours, 7,754 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Part
Thermocouple
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON DESCENT ENG NR 2 WOULD NOT REDUCE TO IDLE THRUST AS COMMANDED. BLEED VLVS, NORMAL ENG NR 1 N1 - 43%, FF680. ENG NR 2 N1- 57%, FF 1300. REPLACED NR 2 ENG FUEL TEMP THERMOCOUPLE IAW AMM 73-35-15. OPERATIONS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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