Service difficulty report · Transducer · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 5, 2021
Submitted
July 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989AU
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7307
Aircraft time
14,854 hours, 5,711 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Part
Transducer
Part number
ZRA38000
Condition
Defective
Location
Bleed Valve
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
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: #2 ENGINE BLEED VALVE FLUCTUATES 38-40 PSI CAUSING THE PACK FLOW TO FLUCTUATE. THIS THEN CAUSES THE CABIN PRESSURE TO FLUCTUATE +200/ - 500 PER MINUTE. REPLACED BLEED REGULATED PRESSURE TRANSDUCER 8HA2 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 36-11-16.

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