Service difficulty report · Clamp · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
June 14, 2018
Submitted
June 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N281AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1041
Aircraft time
36,056 hours, 5,303 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Lt Wing Bleed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE, AIR L WING LEAK ECAM PROCEDURE HAD BLEED L SYSTEM CLOSED. PRECLUDING ETOPS OPERATION, DIVERT IAW TSM 36-22-00-810-904-A AND AMM 36-11-00-720-80 6-A, LT BLEED SUPPLY SYSTEM LEAK CHECK CARRIED OUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. FOUND A CLAMP LOOSE ON THE LEFT PACK OZONE CONVERTER. THE CLAMP WAS TIGHTENED. NO FURTHER LEAKS NOTED. HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN CARRIED OUT IAW AMM 71-00-00-700-840-A. NO REOCCURANCE OF THE LEFT BLEED LEAK CONTINUED. DURING ENGIN RUN THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AK APPEARED. MSG 362216. IAW AMM RIGHT WING BLEED SUPPLY TEST CARRIED OUT. NO LEAKS NOTED. DURING ENGINE RUN THE RIGHT WING LEAK CLEARED AND RUN CONTINUED AT 1.3 EPR FOR 10 MINUTES. NO REOCCURANCE. AIRCRAFT OK TO CONTINUE.

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