Service difficulty report · Thermocouple · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 5, 2017
Submitted
September 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N125AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6272
Aircraft time
10,112 hours, 3,132 cycles
Part
Thermocouple
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
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 NOT GROUNDED. AT FLIGHT IDLE, N1 AND N2 SPLIT BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT ENGINE FUEL TEMPERATURE THERMOCOUPLE PER AMM 73-35-15. FADEC OPERATIONS TEST AND IDLE LEAK CHECKS ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY.

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