Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
June 9, 2022
Submitted
June 10, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
5282
Aircraft time
30,385 hours, 12,266 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
20,990 hours, 8,328 cycles
Part
Regulator Valve
Part number
6774G010000
Part serial
677410633
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 400 - Nac/P
Part time
27,873 hours, 11,131 cycles
Component
Engine · Iae · V2533A5
Component part number
V2533A5
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
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 GROUNDED: AFTER SETTING CLIMB POWER #2 ENGINE EPR, FF, N, N2 SURGED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.3 MINS THEN STABILIZED EPR +- 10%, #1 ENGINE FULLY STABLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #2 ENGINE PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK PER TSM 71- 00-00 810-833-A.