Service difficulty report · Pump · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 7, 2021
Submitted
October 13, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1234
Aircraft time
71,349 hours, 28,390 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
33,605 hours, 13,337 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
5009913G
Part serial
5254
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 400 - Nac/P
Part time
46,035 hours, 19,891 cycles
Component
Engine · Iae · V2527A5
Component part number
V2527A5
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ENGINE # 1 ECAM MESSAGES FOR COMPRESSOR VANE FAULT, ENGINE 1 FAIL AND EGT EXCEEDED ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PHX SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A REVIEW OF THE DFDR DATA NOTED THAT THE ENGINE ENCOUNTERED A STALL NEAR THE TOP OF THE CLIMB AND ENGINE PARAMETERS SHOW THAT N1 WENT SUB IDLE AND TRIGGERED A STALL ALERT. SHORTLY AFTER THE PILOTS PULLED THE TLA BACK ON THE ENGINE AND ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER CLOSED THE FUEL VALVE. EGT ROSE TO 713 FOR 21 SECONDS RESULTING IN AN AREA B EXCEEDANCE. **ORIGINAL SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WAS AALA202110081724** MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE #1 ENGINE WITH NO DEFECTS BEING NOTED. REPLACED #1 ENGINE VARIABLE STATOR VANE ACTUATOR PER TC 26T40075005 AND REPLACED #1 ENGINE LOW PRESSURE / HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP PER AMM 73-12-41-0401-13 (AALA202110131345). A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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