Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 4, 2026
Submitted
April 8, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N126AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6313
Aircraft time
36,343 hours, 12,377 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
EB101729C
Part serial
TCA471
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
26,596 hours, 10,584 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ENGINE 2 STALL ECAM OCCURED 4-5 TIMES IN FLIGHT. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SPEED 310, ALTITUDES 10000-15000 APPROXIMATELY, ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL WITH NO INDICATIONS OF COMPRESSOR STALL AT ALL. ECAM INDICATION ALWAYS WENT AWAY EACH TIME BEFORE WE RAN ANY ECAM ACTIONS AT ALL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE #2 ENGINE STAGE 7A BLEED VALVE HAD FAILED, REPLACED BLEED VALVE PER AMM 75-32-52 AND AACOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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