Service difficulty report · Thermocouple · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 18, 2017
Submitted
April 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4041
Aircraft time
25,386 hours, 9,922 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
25,448 hours, 8,932 cycles
Part
Thermocouple
Part number
22912000
Part serial
811971
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1
Part time
25,441 hours, 8,930 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IDLE DECENT, NR 1 ENGINE N2 WAS 73.7%, NR 2 ENGINE WAS 68.3%. NR 1 N1 AT 42.4%, AND NR 2 N1 AT 33.1%. MAINTENANCE FOUND FAULT CODE AND REPLACED THE NR 1 FUEL TEMP THERMOCOUPLE IAW AMM 73-35-15-400. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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