Service difficulty report · Flow Divider · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 19, 2016
Submitted
August 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
866
Aircraft time
65,085 hours, 24,003 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
4,664 hours, 1,662 cycles
Part
Flow Divider
Part number
7960501
Part serial
F59269
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
43,856 hours, 15,786 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: RAMP REPORTED FLAMES COMING OUT OF ENGINE 1 AFTER SHUTDOWN. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER VALVE IAW TSM 79-00-00-810-829 AND AMM 73-13-000-B-13. A SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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