Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 14, 2001
Submitted
June 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
584
Aircraft time
21,058 hours, 8,415 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
6713D070000AMDTA
Part serial
00558
Condition
Fluctuates
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
4,629 hours, 1,924 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

PHX - AIR TURNBACK - 6/10/01 - FLT 234 - DURING LEVEL OFF AT FL 370, NR 2 BLEED FAULTED W/ ECAM MSG; PER THE FCOM CREW TURNED OFF BLEED SWITCH AND DUE TO ICING CONDITIONS EN ROUTE TO DTW, THE A/C RETURNED TO PHX; IN PHX THE NR 2 BLEED AIR SYS WAS PLACED ON MEL 36-11-01 AND ROUTED ON A FLIGHT THAT DIDN'T REQUIRE ITS USE; PAX WERE ACCOMMODATED ON ANOTHER A/C & THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DTW. MX TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND BLEED PRESSURE WOULD FLUCTUATE WHEN POWER WAS PULLED BACK; NR 2 HIGH PRESSURE BLEED VALVE WAS REPLACED AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS NORMAL; MEL CLEARED.

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