Service difficulty report · Filter · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
June 1, 2002
Submitted
June 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N627AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
66
Aircraft time
41,132 hours, 18,929 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Clogged
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Part time
11,520 hours, 4,998 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

ON CLIMBOUT, CREW RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGE FOR NR 1 ENG BLEED FAULT; BLEED TEMP REACHED 280 DEGREES & CROSSFEED VALVE OPENED; ACFT TURNED BACK TO PHX. MX REPLACED THE FAN AIR THERMOSTAT AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OUT SYS BY RUNNING ENG FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AT POWER, CHECK GOOD. SYS WAS PREVIOUSLY PLACED ON MEL 36-11-04 COND. NR 1 FAN AIR VALVE INOPERATIVE FOR SIMILAR EVENT OCCURRED 04/28/2002. NR 1 ENG FAN AIR VALVE REPLACED. VENDOR BENCH TEST REPORT FOR FAN AIR VALVE, NO FAULT FOUND. VENDOR TEAR DOWN OF TEMP CONTROL THERMOSTAT CONFIRMED FAILURE. PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AS FILTER CLOGGED BY POLLUTION. FILTER CLEANED, A PRESSURE REDUCING CLAPPER GUIDE & PACKING SEAL WERE REPLACED.

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