Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 18, 2024
Submitted
August 19, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6214
Aircraft time
32,167 hours, 13,160 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
73,107 hours, 31,809 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Probe
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DFW TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING A #2 ENGINE EPR MODE FAULT AT FL280 ON CLIMB OUT. THE FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE ECAM PROCEDURES BUT RESET DID NOT WORK. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THEY DESCENDED TO 270 AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS AT 280 AND EPR FAULT ECAM. WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTINUE CLIMB AT EPR LIMIT THRUST IN CLIMB. TAKE OFF WEIGHT WAS 174,000, SO WE WERE NOT HEAVY. SEEMED ODD CONSIDERING THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING NORMALLY UNTIL THE FAULT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT THE POST FLIGHT REPORT SHOWED ENGINE 2 EPR MODE AND P2/T2 SENS/HC/EEC2 FAULT MESSAGES. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE P2/T2 PROBE TUBE B NUTS LOOSE ON THE #2 ENGINE AND TIGHTENED PER AMM 73-22-48. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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