Service difficulty report · Hose · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
June 9, 2002
Submitted
June 10, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N817AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1373
Aircraft time
5,621 hours, 2,227 cycles
Engine time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Hose
Part number
556115306001
Condition
Leaking
Location
#2 Engine
Part time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, S
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TUS - DIVERSION - FLT 0179 - WHILE EN ROUTE FROM LAS TO MEX THE #2 ENGINE STARTED A BLEED SURGE, THE X-BLEED VALVE OPENED AND SURGE CONTINUED IN X-BLEED AUTO WITH BOTH ENGINES SURGING SIMULTANEOUSLY. AUTO THRUST WAS TURNED OFF AND SURGE ON BOTH ENGINES STOPPED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 MINUTES THEN STARTED TO SURGE AGAIN. EPR RANGED FROM 1.20 TO 1.40 DURING SURGES ON BOTH ENGINES, DIVERTED TO TUS AND LANDED WITHOUT EVENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND A SENSE LINE LEAKING ON THE #2 ENGINE. REPLACED SENSE LINE AND RAN BOTH THE #1 AND #2 ENGINE AT POWER WITH BLEED PRESSURE STEADY AT 46 PSI AND NO FLUCTUATION.

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