Service difficulty report · Hmu · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
April 19, 2024
Submitted
April 29, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N124US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1314
Aircraft time
66,199 hours, 33,224 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B4P
Engine time
59,749 hours, 33,886 cycles
Part
Hmu
Part number
1348M79P10
Part serial
12226113
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
58,735 hours, 27,701 cycles
Component
Engine · Cfmint
Component part number
1887M10G03
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, 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: AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SAL DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING A LEFT ENGINE COMPRESSOR VANE FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE #1 ENGINE BEGAN TO ROLL BACK WITH NO ASSOCIATED STALL. THE CREW REDUCED POWER TO IDLE AND THE EGT WAS STILL IN THE NORMAL RANGE, ABOUT 20-30 SECONDS LATER THE CREW REPORTED A #1 ENGINE SENSOR FAULT. AT APPROXIMATLEY 5000 FEET DURING APPROACH INTO SAL THE CREW NOTICED THE EGT HAD INCREASED TO 900 DEGREES AND WAS SLOWLY CLIMBING. THE FLIGHT CREW SHUT DOWN THE #1 ENGINE BEFORE THE EGT WENT INTO THE RED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND FUEL LEAKING OUT OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS HJ7 AND HJ8 ON THE HYDROMECHANICAL UNIT (HMU) ON THE #1 ENGINE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE HYDROMECHANICAL UNIT (HMU) PER TASK CARD 26L40073007. ** (CLOSED)

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