Service difficulty report · Thermocouple · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
February 9, 2016
Submitted
February 10, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N982VJ
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5374
Aircraft time
9,562 hours, 3,976 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
12,951 hours, 4,615 cycles
Part
Thermocouple
Part number
22912000
Part serial
873571
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 400
Part time
12,938 hours, 4,612 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. ON IDLE DESCENT ENG NR 2 WILL NOT GO INTO FLIGHT IDLE, N1 & N2 OVER 10% ABOVE NR 1, FUEL FLOW 50% ABOVE ENG NR 1, 1280 LBS VS 840LBS. ACCOMPLISHED TROUBLESHOOTING IAW TSM 73-00-00-810 & CHANGED FUEL TEMPERATURE SENSOR THERMOCOUPLE IAW AMM 73-35-15. A SATISFACTORY LEAK & OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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