Service difficulty report · Probe · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 26, 2017
Submitted
July 31, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N543UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4843
Aircraft time
19,355 hours, 7,826 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
18,790 hours, 6,898 cycles
Part
Probe
Condition
Failed
Location
Speed
Stage of operation
CL
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

LOSS OF THRUST ON CLIMB OUT PASSING 5000 FEET, LEFT ENGINE EPR AT 1.44 - EPR INSTANTLY (1 SECOND) WENT TO 1.42, THEN BACKTO CLIMB (1.44) PERFORMED NORMAL REST OF FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED MULTIPLE ENGINE TESTS. ACCOMPLISHED VIBRATION SURVEY TEST 8 IAW AMM 71-00-00-700-022B. NO ABNORMALITIES OR FAULTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 77-00-00-810-801-A FADEC 1B FAULT CODE N1L AND MESSAGE N1 SENS/HC/EEC1. SWAPPED B CHANNEL SPEED PROBE NR 3 TO SPARE FAN SPEED PROBE NR 2 IAW AMM 77-11-00-860-010-A. ALL CHECKED NORMAL, NO FAULTS. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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