Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 9, 2015
Submitted
March 18, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980AV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
3980
Aircraft time
1,460,484 hours, 13,892 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B4
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Thermocouple
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER ENG 1 START, EGT REMAINED AT 60 & EGT OF ENG 2 WAS 490. IAW TSM 77-20-00-810-803-A LOSS OF THE EGT THERMOCOUPLE SIGNAL TO THE ECU ON ENG 1 WAS PERFORMED. IAW AMM 77-21-10-200-002-A INSPECTION CHECK OF THE T 495 THERMOCOUPLE LE WIRING HARNESS WAS PERFORMED. LOWER EXTENSION LEAD CONNECTOR THAT IS CONNECTED ON RT LOWER THERMOCOUPLE LEAD ASSEMBLY IS LOSE. TIGHTENED & TESTED IAW TORQUE VALUES ON THIS MANUAL. IAW AMM 73-29-00-10-040-B OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE FADEC ON THE GND WITH ENG MONITORING WAS PERFORMED, TESTED SATISFACTORY. IAW AMM 71-00-00-710-003- B ENG AUTOMATIC START WAS PERFORMED IN ENG 1, EGT TEMP REACHES 488 C IN FIVE MINUTES.

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