Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 25, 2025
Submitted
January 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3989
Aircraft time
52,110 hours, 19,885 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
40,685 hours, 16,080 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
6774G010000
Part serial
677415172
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
22,672 hours, 8,646 cycles
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 GROUNDED: THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT (NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED) DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AT CLIMB POWER THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE. IT WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SWAY. THE FLIGHT CREW REDUCED POWER AND RETURNED TO CLT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BLEED PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE CONROL THERMOSTAT SOLENOID 10HA2 PER AMM 36-11-55 (AALA202501280056) AND THE BLEED PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE 4001HA DUE TO LEAKING AROUND THE BODY VALVE PER AMM 36-11-52. (AALA202501281177) A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED. WITH NO SURGES OR ENGINE FLUCTIONS NOTED.

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