Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
April 14, 2003
Submitted
April 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
238
Aircraft time
35,238 hours, 15,676 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

DURING TOGA POWER APPLICATION NR 2 ENGINE SPOOLED UP SLOWER THAN NR 1 ENGINE CAUSING AN ISSUE ON WET RUNWAY, REJECTED TAKEOFF APPROX 15 KTS. INITIAL SPOOL DIFFERENCE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO ENGINES NOT BEING EXACTLY MATCHED AT 1.05 EPR. ON 2ND ATTEMPT ENGINES MATCHED AT 1.05 FOR POWER APPROX 1 SECOND, POWER WAS NORMALLY ADVANCED BUT NR 2 ENGINE SEEMED TO HANG AT 1.05 EPR. POWER ADVANCE WAS HALTED AT ABOUT 1.3, NR 2 ENGINE CAUGHT UP IN ABOUT 2 SECONDS, ADVANCE CONTINUED TO TOGA, NORMAL OPERATION FROM THERE. MX COMPLIED WITH FUP FROM POWER PLANT ENGINEERING AND REMOVED 1 EACH PLUG FROM ACTIVE CLEARANCE CONTROL VALVE IAW T/C R5M71306. PERFORMED HIGH POWER ASSURANCE TEST IAW T/C F5M71302, BOTH ENGINE EPR'S MATCH.

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