Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
December 25, 2021
Submitted
January 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745VJ
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1289
Aircraft time
56,331 hours, 35,268 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B6P
Engine time
60,292 hours, 31,778 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
12166613
Part serial
YG2005017
Condition
Fault Message
Location
Zone 400 - Nac/P
Part time
58,107 hours, 27,814 cycles
Component
Engine · Cfmint · CFM565B6P
Component part number
1887M10G01
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, R
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: COMPRESSOR 2 ENGINE ECAM MESSAGE AND COMPRESSOR STALL 3 TIMES, OTHER THAN SURGE ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL- DURING CLIMB OUT AND CRUISE 85/90% N1. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DEN WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. **ORIGINAL REPORT WAS AALA202112276282** AIRMAN WEB REPORTED #2 ENGINE STALL WITH VBV ACTUATOR HMU FAULTS. A SATISFACTORY BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DAMGE FOUND. MAINTENANCE FOUND A STRIP OF METAL THAT LOOKED LIKE A KNIFE BLADE WEDGED BETWEEN 2 OF THE LEVERS ON THE VSV ACTUATING RING AND DAMAGE TO VSV SYSTEM COMPONENTS. AN INSPECTION OF THE PYLON STRUCTURE FOR EVIDENCE OF MISSING PIECES WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED AND THE METAL STRIP WAS REMOVED. WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING THE FAULTS REPORTED BY AIRMAN MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HMU TO FUEL PUMP SHAFT SHEARED AND THE VBV MOTOR DID NOT MOVE FREELY DURING THE MANUAL MOVEMENT CHECK ALONG WITH AN INACCURATE POSITION INDICATION READING AT MANUAL CLOSED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FOLLOWING PARTS ON THE #2 ENGINE: HYDROMECHANICAL UNIT (HMU) , FUEL PUMP, ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU), VBV MASTER ACTUATOR, VBV STOP MECHANISM, VBV GEAR MOTOR, VSV STAGE 1 LEVER ARMS, VSV MASTER ACTUATOR AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK. PLEASE SEE AALA202201074464, AALA202201071151, AALA202201077309, AALA202201079913, AALA202201079572, AALA202201073254, AALA202201075726 FOR PART INFO.

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