Service difficulty report · Diverter · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 1, 2020
Submitted
November 5, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N142AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6711
Aircraft time
16,245 hours, 6,169 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Part
Diverter
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 2 Eng Fuel
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. NR 2 ENGINE FAILED TO SPOOL UP AT SAME RATE AS NR 1 ENGINE. TAKEOFF WAS REJECTED BELOW 30 KNOTS WITH NR 2 ENGINE AT 1.05 EPR AND NR 1 ENGINE PAST 1.40 EPR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: REPLACED AND VERIFIED FUNCTION OF NR 2 ENGINE FUEL DIVERTER VALVE AND ACCOMPLISHED ASSOCIATED TESTS, PER AMM 73-13-42.

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