Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
December 12, 2018
Submitted
December 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N272AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
333
Aircraft time
83,593 hours, 12,229 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4168A
Engine time
66,357 hours, 10,215 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
1115V070010
Part serial
5890C
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
66,313 hours, 10,207 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

CAPTAIN CALLED AFTER TAKE OFF, WITH CTRL SYSTEM FLIGHT MESSAGE FOR ENGINE NR 1 OVERHEAT AND LARGE FUEL FLOW DISCREPANCY BETWEEN ENGINE NR 1 AND 2. PATCHED WITH TECH AND DETERMINED ETOPS ENTRY NOT POSSIBLE IAW QRH AND WILL RETURN TO DEPARTURE. ACCOMPLISHED TSM TASK 71-00-00-810-825-A AND 75-32-00-810-845-A. REPLACED THE BLEED VALVE, IAW AMM 75-32-13, 75-32-16, AND 75-32-15. ENGINE RUNS CARRIED OUT AND ALL OPS NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.

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