Service difficulty report · Eec · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 25, 2019
Submitted
December 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5235
Aircraft time
25,320 hours, 9,976 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Part
Eec
Part number
82497211024
Part serial
25404928
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
19,707 hours, 8,324 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS AT CRUISE FL 320 INITIAL INDICATION ENG #2 SENSOR AND ENG #2 FADEC B ECAM. A FEW SECONDS LATER AUTO-THRUST DISCONNECTED. NEXT ECAM START VALVE #2 NOT CLOSED. NEXT ENG SURGE -PULLED BACK TO IDLE, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO KBNA. #2 ENG REMAINED AT IDLE REST OF FLT. ALL ECAM PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. MAINTENANCE REPORTS IAW TSM 71-00-00-810-809A, EXAMINED #2 ENGINE FOR FOD OR DAMAGE, NONE NOTED. PERFORMED BORESCOPE. READ AND DISTRIBUTED FAULT CODES FROM #2 ENGINE FADEC CHANNELS 2A AND 2B. REMOVED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE EEC IAW AMM 73-22-34-400-010A. OPS TEST OF EEC GOOD, NO FAULTS NOTED. IDLE ENGINE RUN AND HIGH POWER ASSURANCE RUN ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 71-00-00-710-013C. NO FAULTS NOTED, NO UNUSUAL INDICATIONS, OK FOR SERVICE.

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